In the 1935 dystopian novel about fascism titled It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, Lewis states that “when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.” It seems [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Fails to Follow Through on No Camping Arrest
On April 10, Fresno Superior Court Judge Brian Alvarez ruled that the Fresno City Attorney’s Office failed to meet the 45-day deadline to bring an unhoused individual to trial; 77-year-old Wickey Two [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Fails to Follow Through on No Camping Arrest
On April 10, Fresno Superior Court Judge Brian Alvarez ruled that the Fresno City Attorney’s Office failed to meet the 45-day deadline to bring an unhoused individual to trial; 77-year-old Wickey Two [...] Continue Reading
Democrats, Stand Up!
“I’m trying to figure out what leverage we actually have,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D–N.Y.) said at a press briefing in February. “What leverage do we have? Republicans have repeatedly [...] Continue Reading
Too Young to Die in a Nuclear War
The world’s richest man, President Donald Trump’s hatchet man Elon Musk, and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unbridled access to the government’s data and computer [...] Continue Reading
What’s Wrong with Fresno’s Leaders?
Is there any humanity left in Fresno’s leaders? It’s a fair question when the mayor and the City Council refuse to open warming centers even when temperatures drop to 35 degrees. Although the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Speaks Out
“I’m here because it’s Dr. King’s birthday, and I feel that his birthday is everyday,” said Rev. Dr. Floyd Harris Jr., pastor of the Free AME Ministries in Fresno, during a demonstration at Blackstone [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s New War on Drugs and Unhoused People
It has been a long year And I am still here. I am cold, So very cold. I sit on a dirty blanket Next to a building made of polished granite. I watch people laugh and kiss, and feel [...] Continue Reading
Minority Rule: Disastrous and Cruel
As of Dec. 15, 2024, the population of the United States was 346,270,409 according to data collected by the United Nations. The United States has a voting age population of 262,083,034. Seven percent [...] Continue Reading
Fresno City Employees Strike
On Dec, 17, the City of Fresno Professional Employees Association (CFPEA), representing 435 supervisors in all City departments as well as professional positions in the City, such as architects, legal [...] Continue Reading
Kill the Poor 2.0
“The sun beams down on a brand new day, no more welfare tax to pay, jobless millions whisked away, convinced the liberals it’s okay, so let’s get dressed and dance away while they kill, kill, kill the [...] Continue Reading
March for Peace
In early November, on a beautiful Central California afternoon, Peace Fresno led a group of local residents in a peace march and demonstration on the sidewalks at the corner of Blackstone and Nees [...] Continue Reading