Edited by Richard Stone Stephen Barile, a past contributor to the Poetry Corner, is a Fresno native who teaches writing. He lives near downtown. Here, he gives a bit of Fresno history with some [...] Continue Reading
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Joaquin Murrieta
By Paul Gilmore I was so tired of the heat the other day that I decided to duck into a bar to cool off. To my surprise, Billy Ashland, Medford (Med) Boorman and Frank Maddox were already there; they [...] Continue Reading
Homeless in Cuba? Not Likely
By Gerry Bill Cuba is a poor country by most measures. Yet that statement is, in a way, very misleading. Poor though they are, the Cuban people don’t suffer a lot of the same deprivations found in [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar – Sept. 2011
Compiled by Susan Orovitz ISJC Mission Statement: To network and collaborate as we work to serve and promote systemic change for the common good; to educate and inspire one another to positive [...] Continue Reading
The Culture of College
By Julius Chatton Another enjoyable summer vacation has come to an end, and college students nationwide are now beginning to settle into the new fall semester. Fresno and Central Valley students [...] Continue Reading
Don’t Let the Nays Win
By Ruth Gadebusch With so much concentration on the nation’s debt lately it is easy to simply accept the status quo. It is easy to cancel all projects that extend into the future and Heaven forbid [...] Continue Reading
Greens Have Open Border Policy on Immigration
By Richard Gomez President Barack Obama has expanded and enforced the Secure Communities (S-Comm) program by allowing local law enforcement to act as immigration agents, ensuring a negative effect on [...] Continue Reading
La Guelaguetza una Herencia Indígena
Por: Oralia Maceda Méndez Guelaguetza, es una palabra zapoteca que significa reciprocidad o intercambio. Nuestros antepasados celebraban la Guelaguetza para reunir las diferentes comunidades [...] Continue Reading
Climate of Denial: Can Science and the Truth Withstand the Merchants of Poison?
[Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission from Rolling Stone magazine (www.rollingstone.com).] The first time I remember hearing the question “is it real?” was when I went as a young boy to see a [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The Revue Café, a coffee shop in Fresno’s Tower District, removed copies of the Community Alliance newspaper from its shelves and told our distributor that it no longer wanted our paper in the store. [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
NLRB Judge Overturns Kaiser Election, Calls for New Vote Kaiser workers’ right to a fair election was vindicated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In a 34-page ruling, Judge Lana Parke [...] Continue Reading
Jim Hightower to Speak at Progressive Gathering in Fresno
Jim Hightower will be the keynote speaker in Fresno at a forum to be held on Saturday, October 1, addressing the topic of “Strengthening Our Voice: Bringing Valley Progressives Together.” This [...] Continue Reading