By Mike Rhodes If progressives want to win political power in Fresno and beyond, we must build a coalition that includes both organized labor and grassroots community groups. A big leap forward in [...] Continue Reading
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WILPF: August 2015
WILPF HALF-DAY RETREAT AND POTLUCK August 29, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mary Murphy’s office, 1175 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno. See details below. WILPF BUSINESS MEETING August 13, second Thursday of each [...] Continue Reading
Ghetto by the Sea: A POPS the Club Anthology
By Boston Woodard Ghetto by the Sea is the second anthology by some extraordinarily talented teenagers and young adults at Venice High School in Los Angeles County. These writers, poets, artists and [...] Continue Reading
A Chemistry Department | Academic and Progressive
By Alex Vavoulis Nobel Laureate George Seferis said “that learning is one of the noblest exercises of man and to be learned is one of its highest desires. Education is the governing factor of [...] Continue Reading
In This Space
By Steve Umfrid They whys of it all escape me As I lay here on my side, Arms raised in front of my face A shield to block the constant light. Cold seeps through the concrete Chilling my forearms, [...] Continue Reading
Editing Genes in Human Embryos Raises Ethical Questions
By George B. Kauffman (Author’s note: This piece is based on Britt E. Erickson’s article, “Altering the Code of Life,” Chemical & Engineering News, June 29, 2015, Vol. 93, Issue 26, pp. [...] Continue Reading
¡Liberación para todo Los Presos Políticos!
(Nota del editor: 24 de julio frente al consulado de México, un grupo de residentes preocupados de Fresno pidieron al Gobierno mexicano para que libere a todos los presos políticos y de rendir cuentas [...] Continue Reading
MOVE y Libertad p ara Mumia Abu-Jamal
Por Leni Reeves (Nota del editor: El grupo MOVE (MOVIMIENTO en español) es un grupo revolucionario originando de la ciudad de Philadelphia. El 8 de agosto de 1978, un final mortal llegó a un [...] Continue Reading
Manifestantes proclaman “Peña assassin” en Francia
By Lizbeth De La Cruz Gracias a los medios de comunicación y la dedicación que varios usuarios de distintas platafor mas de sitios sociales, lo que ocurre en México en relación a los crímenes de [...] Continue Reading
¿De que lado están ustedes mi gente?
Por Luis Ojeda Traducción Leonico Vasquez El 9 de Julio de 2015, el Departamento de Sheriff del Condado de Fresno anunció que había puesto en marcha un “Programa Unico en la Cárcel del Condado de [...] Continue Reading
The Politics of Censorship
By Ernesto Saavedra May 27, Fresno Building Healthy Communities (BHC) launched its #Parks4All initiative, which highlights the need for quality parks in Fresno. As part of the initiative, BHC wanted [...] Continue Reading