By Tom Frantz The California High-Speed Rail Authority has made many wonderful sounding promises. The 2-hour and 40-minute trip for $50 between downtown Los Angeles and downtown San Francisco by 2029 [...] Continue Reading
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Water Conservation Goes Hand in Hand with Water Protection
By Cesar Campos Coming over the Pacheco Pass Highway, at the San Luis Reservoir, I catch a desolate glimpse of the yellow, dried-out grass on the hillsides. I have to remind myself that it is early [...] Continue Reading
NO MORE SLUMLORDS
By Angela Whitney If you have ever rented a property here or anywhere, then you know the basic routine. You come check out the property beforehand, then, if you like it, you submit an application and [...] Continue Reading
Homeless and Their Allies Organize for Change
By Mike Rhodes On April 21, a group of about 100 homeless people and their supporters attended the Tulare City Council meeting calling for changes in public policy. The group, which delivered a [...] Continue Reading
BIKE MONTH 2015
It’s bike month, friends. That means one thing here in Fresno, and the rest of the country. It’s time to remember how great it feels to be out in the world riding your bike. Whether it’s for utility, [...] Continue Reading
Journalists, Professors, Legislators are Victims of the Corporate State
By Alex Vavoulis Journalists, professors and legislators all have become victims of the Corporate State; they are all victims of the capitalist class because the three provide fertile ground for the [...] Continue Reading
Q&A with an Ex-Con Whistleblower
By Marc Keyser (Editor’s note: This is part one of a Q&A series with Marc Keyser. Stay tuned for more in future publications.) Q: Your name is Marc Keyser (Kiser), however, I noticed that your [...] Continue Reading
Authentic Journalism That Challenges Empire and Its Centers of Power
Review of Andre Vltchek’s Exposing Lies of the Empire By Kim Petersen (Editor’s note: This review originally appeared March 24, 2015, and is being reprinted with permission.) Some years back, I was [...] Continue Reading
Progressives Have a Choice in 2016: Lead or Compromise!
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji As progressives, we should lead and not resort to compromising our principles. The strength of our convictions and not political expediency should drive our campaigns. What a [...] Continue Reading
Together We Thrive
By Ruth Gadebusch This month I return to my advocacy for one community working together. What is so difficult about working together? We occupy one small segment of this planet most assuredly [...] Continue Reading
Memoirs of Colonial Trauma
By Ana Pano The wounds of historical oppression and trauma have affected countless groups throughout time globally. Historical trauma, also known as soul wound and colonial trauma, has been [...] Continue Reading
The Beaver, Tonto and Gibbs
By Leonard Adame In the mid-1950s, when we finally bought a TV (no remote, three channels), I quickly explored the channels. I found the Mickey Mouse Club (I still love Annette), Lassie (Annette’s [...] Continue Reading