We are going through tough times in our country. The Trump administration decided to kill Iran’s top military commander as retaliation for the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, [...] Continue Reading
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Fresno Peace in Iran Vigil Coordinates with Nationwide Protests
By Peter MaidenPhotos by Peter Maiden More than 100 people attended a vigil for peace with Iran in Fresno at 5 p.m. on Jan. 9, in one of around 300 demonstrations around the United States. The [...] Continue Reading
Activist Shaun King Speaks in Support of Bernie Sanders
Alexandria O'Casey, left, holds a speaker that connects activist Shaun King to an audience in Bernie Sanders campaign headquarters, at 1250 Fulton St. in downtown Fresno on January 2. King is a social [...] Continue Reading
Ukraine Air Flight 752 and Iran Air Flight 655: Some Sad Parallels, Some Striking Differences
By Gerry Bill The tragic downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by Iran in Iranian airspace on Jan. 8 was, unfortunately, reminiscent of the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the [...] Continue Reading
Kern County and the Oil Industry That Refuses to Die
By Community Alliance Staff On Jan. 14, hundreds of oil workers and oil company owners packed the Kern County Administrative Center. They were invited by Kern County supervisors to attend a meeting [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Science and Society
By Dr. James Ciula Science and Society: Selected Essays from the Archaic to the Sublime edited by Dr. Alexander Vavoulis and Dr. A. Wayne Colver, The Press at California State University, Fresno, [...] Continue Reading
Two Dirty Secrets
By Tom Frantz Governor Gavin Newsom has made it clear that his administration intends “to manage the decline in fossil fuel production and consumption in California in a way that is economically [...] Continue Reading
Voters Beware! Guarantee That Your Vote Counts
By Yezdyar Kaoosji The January 2020 edition of the Community Alliance carried an informative article titled “New Approach to Voting.” It covers the new method based on the 2016 Voter’s Choice Act [...] Continue Reading
The Mapuche Uprising in Chile
By Juan Trujillo Limones SANTIAGO, CHILE—The sun was plummeting in the heart of this popular rebellion that continued burning with flares, sweat, paint or extinguisher gas the already corroded [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – February 2020
Time to Renew Your WILPF Membership—or to Join! For information, contact Evonne Waldo at evonnewaldo@yahoo.com. Send your renewal to WILPF Fresno Branch, P.O. Box 5114, Fresno, CA [...] Continue Reading
