By Tom Frantz Readers may have noticed recent high-speed rail (HSR) construction in various parts of the San Joaquin Valley. The building of bridges over Highway 99 in south Fresno and over the San [...] Continue Reading
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The Crushing Burden of Student Loan Debt
By Alexia Baca Morgan Americans have $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. This is is $620 billion more than total U.S. credit card debt. It is second only to mortgage debt in this country. The [...] Continue Reading
Cruel and Unusual—Life and Death in Fresno County Jail
By Bob McCloskey “The degree of civilization in a society is revealed by entering its prisons.”—Fyodor Dostoyevsky On April 28, 2019, the Fresno Bee published a front-page article about the [...] Continue Reading
Maderans Mobilize for Sanders Again
By Fredo Martin As of May 10, the California Democratic Presidential primary is only 43 weeks away, on March 3, 2020. When U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) announced his candidacy, a core 2016 [...] Continue Reading
The Foxes Remain Undefeated
Photos by Peter Maiden The Fresno Foxes played Orange County FC on April 26 at Chukchansi Park. After being down two goals, Fresno came back for a 2-2 tie. The Foxes remain undefeated in their [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade
By Zoyer Zachary Zyndel Calling all leftist and progressive community members: Take part in one of the largest community events of 2019. The annual Fresno Rainbow Pride event takes place on June 1 [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — May 2019
Elsa Mejía Dear Reader, On May Day, we commemorate the struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement. And living in a time when even a livable wage is a topic for fierce debate, [...] Continue Reading
Madre es dar de ti por los demás
Por Lourdes Oliva ¡Feliz Dia de las Madres! Les deseo de mi parte como madre soltera. Madre inmigrante. Madre bilingüe. Madre con esperanza y fortaleza. En América Latina Central la [...] Continue Reading
El Sueño Americano
Por Alex Ortiz, Estudiante de maestra Rosa Gamez, Spanish language and Culture AP at Bullard High. ¿Qué es el sueño americano? Es un dicho muy complicado para muchos. Yo creo que tiene una [...] Continue Reading
Editorial Mayo 2019
Lourdes Medina Primero de mayo, día del trabajador internacional. Día para celebrar todos los logros que se han ganado a punta de sudor y sangre de cada trabajador y activista laboral desde 1886. [...] Continue Reading
Raíz infinita
Poema por Aideed Medina Madre azul, rebozo de agua dulce, y agua marina. Madre eres por dar vida, madre aún más por como guías y cuidás. Madre, brazos abiertos, corazón dispuesto a dar [...] Continue Reading