By Daniel O’Connell In June 2016, Donald Trump launched his bid to be President of the United States with an extraordinary discriminatory anti-immigrant statement: “When Mexico sends its people, [...] Continue Reading
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Would Anyone Else Also Not Believe Trump Under Oath?
By Halima Aquino As Americans, we dare to dream of a better future. Although we often experience grizzly disagreements between and within our political parties, at the root of it all, we share a [...] Continue Reading
Review of Us and Them: Racism Under Arrest
By Cherylyn Smith Prepare for the genesis of “reality theater.” Unlike reality TV, this genre is not “dumbed down,” as demonstrated in the original play Us and Them by Deshad Cato. (The play is being [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – July 2017
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING - WILPF will meet Thursday July 13 at 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK is a world-wide network of [...] Continue Reading
Dump Nunes!
**The content in this section is paid for by the Central Valley Progressive PAC** By Mike Rhodes Valley Congressional Representative Devin Nunes’ role as a lapdog for President Donald Trump does not [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Resistance Takes on Legal Challenges
By Community Alliance staff On May 11, 2017, a press conference was held outside the Fresno courthouse calling for the city to drop the charges against activists from the group Fresno Resistance who [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – June 2017
By Hannah Brandt As the school year ends, young people have been on my mind. I used to teach high school social studies and have continued to work with teens over the years. Whenever I see [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – June 2017
Coulter Woolf in response to “Eaton Plaza Is Under Threat” on fresnoalliance.com This editorial embodies an attitude that has hampered the development of downtown Fresno. In short, it argues against [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Science Proves the Benefits of Cleaning Our Air
By Tom Frantz The American Lung Association, in its annual State of the Air report, leaves no doubt that the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley has the worst fine particulate matter (PM2.5) [...] Continue Reading