By John LaForge “The rights and wrongs of Hiroshima are debatable,” Telford Taylor, the chief prosecutor at Nuremberg, once said, “but I have never heard a plausible justification of Nagasaki” — [...] Continue Reading
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Anti-Sikh Violence in 1984 in India and a Tentative Peace Plan Toward Conflict Resolution
By Sudarshan Kapoor, PhD. In the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two trusted Sikh bodyguards on Oct. 31, 1984, in India, anti-Sikh violence occurred in [...] Continue Reading
CARAVAN TO CUBA SENDOFF
On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Fresno’s Community United Church of Christ hosted the IFCO/Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Sendoff. Photos by Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz. [...] Continue Reading
Why is education in a constant state of flux?
By Emily Brandt I believe that education and government have experienced a continuing megalithic transformation in expectations. Schools are expected to graduate “college and career-ready” [...] Continue Reading
Dispatches from the War Zone: A Book Review
By Boston Woodard “Mike Rhodes is the best reporter in America when it comes to covering homelessness,” said Jeremy Alderson, director of the nationally broadcast Homelessness Marathon Road [...] Continue Reading
New Bike Lane Will Not Make Fresno Safe – Only Bike Network Will
By Marcus Ruiz Evans On October 3, 2015, a very famous Fresnan named Edward Lund was participating in a well-known bicycle charity ride in the Bay Area, called Levis’ Granfondo. Mr. Lund was well [...] Continue Reading
DACA Still Exists — Getting the Message Out to Central Valley Immigrants
By Elena Shore (Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published on June 10 by New America Media and is republished with updated information with permission) FRESNO, Calif. – Weeks before the U.S. [...] Continue Reading
Democratic Platform Passes Trans Pacific Partnership
By Stan Santos The Trans Pacific Partnership continues its seemingly unstoppable march as U.S. media report wide ranging and misleading statements regarding its fate. According to McClatchyDC, U.S. [...] Continue Reading
Because I said so. . .
By Mike Rhodes The video of Fresno police officer Rudy Ruiz denying Jesse Paz and his daughter permission to get on a bus at Manchester Center went viral. Over 100,000 people have viewed the [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – August 2016
WILPF ANNUAL RETREAT Saturday, August 27, at Teresa Castillo’s home in Madera. Details and carpooling plans will be shared through the listserv. Join your fellow WILPF mem- bers for the opportunity to [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Celebrates LGBT Pride and Mourns Orlando Attack
By Hannah Brandt “I’m 54. People my age remember going to the old Express gay club near Belmont and Hwy 180,” says Chris Jarvis of Fresno LGBT Community Center. “We used to have to drive around [...] Continue Reading