By Tom Frantz The regressive policy proposals of Donald Trump will almost certainly be implemented during his first year in office. These will likely include federal changes weakening low-income [...] Continue Reading
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Letters to the Editor – Dec 2016
A New Reality By Susan Schmale Sanger, CA Hi, Hannah. I wanted to email you after reading the first issue published with you as editor, but then "life happened" as usual, and I had no time. I don't [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – Dec 2016
By Hannah Brandt At the time I am writing this it has been three weeks since election night. It has been an overwhelming month. I know many people are still in shock from the results. In some ways, it [...] Continue Reading
The Hidden War Revisited part 2
By Richard Stone "The Hidden War" is the U.S.'s intensive campaign waged in Laos and Cambodia during the Viet Nam War era that was never sanctioned by Congress or acknowledged by the Johnson [...] Continue Reading
The Immigration Crisis in Central California
By Jonathan Luevanos In the wake of the controversial presidential election of Donald Trump, many cities across the nation have recently addressed the threat of an ensuing anti-immigrant reality. [...] Continue Reading
Wicked Gods
By George B. Kauffman Wicked Gods by Eilis Leyne, Humanist Press, Washington, DC, 2013, paperback $18.95, ISBN 978-0-931779-45-9 While recent authors like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and [...] Continue Reading
Thoughts on the 2016 Presidential Election
We have elected a person who is incompetent to perform the duties of the presidency. It is not a matter of partisan politics to observe that Hillary Clinton was probably the most qualified person [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – December 2016
WILPF ANNUAL PEACE CRAFTS FAIR Saturday, December 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Fresno City College Cafeteria, near the corner of East Weldon and College Ave. See details below. WILPF BUSINESS [...] Continue Reading
Ooooby & Food Commons Fresno Focus on Sustainability
By Camille Russell Beets from Belgium. Strawberries from Chile. Apples from New Zealand. Crazy! Madness! We live in the richest, most productive agricultural region in the world. Yet, many of the [...] Continue Reading
#IVoteBecause or #IDoNotVoteBecause
We asked you on our social media pages to tell us why you do or do not vote in national, state, and local elections. We asked if you do not vote to tell us what, if anything, would get you to do [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Votes! Election November 8, 2016: An Interview with Aida Macedo
By Hannah Brandt Aida Macedo is a busy woman. She is a lawyer with a local law firm in Fresno and volunteers doing voting rights work in the Central Valley. She has been doing non-partisan election [...] Continue Reading