By Leni Villagomez Reeves In Bolivia, unions, campesinos and indigenous people’s organizations began a general strike on Aug. 3. They are enforcing the strike with roadblocks across every major [...] Continue Reading
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Talking Points: Boycotts and Other Games
By Joel Eis Although the younger generation’s desire to strike out on their own road and make their own revolution is fully understandable, they feel the urgency of the current situation. Under [...] Continue Reading
What If?
By Ruth Gadebusch Generally, I would rather be thinking about what is rather than what if, but we as a society are responsible for planning for our future and that requires consideration of “what [...] Continue Reading
Why Is America Lagging the World in Managing Covid?
By Sunita Sohrabji The United States, which has both the largest number of infections and deaths from Covid-19, is lagging far behind other countries, many of which have far fewer resources, [...] Continue Reading
Trump Escalates War on Immigrants Amid Worsening Covid-19 Pandemic
By Sunita Sohrabji The Trump administration has made 400 policy changes detrimental to immigrants through its tenure at the White House, with 63 fresh blows meted out amid the Covid-19 [...] Continue Reading
Proactive Pandemic Prophylaxis: Fresno City Council Member Leads the Way
By I. smiley G. Calderon I just love talking with my local Fresno City Council member. (How many of you, dear readers, can honestly say this too—and, if not, why not?) Especially during these [...] Continue Reading
I AM Now Free
Ode to Fred Brengelman, March 31, 1928–Sept. 24, 2019 By Richard Iyall I AM now free of pain in life! I AM now free of fear of death. I AM now free of ego’s pull. I AM now free to know my [...] Continue Reading
Re: “Defund the Police and Invest in Students”
You may wish to research the Capitol Hill experience in Seattle where the police refused to service a several block area and armed gangbangers moved in and terrorized small business people and [...] Continue Reading
Odiar o Amar a López Obrador
Por Eduardo Stanley Resulta curioso observar que en México la figura del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador reciba tanto apoyo y simpatía por parte de la mayoría de los ciudadanos pero al mismo [...] Continue Reading