By Mike Rhodes Sergeant Robert Dewey, with the Fresno Police Department (FPD), has produced a PowerPoint presentation that identifies Chris Breedlove of the College Community Congregational Church as [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Stop the Slaughter
By Ernesto Saavedra It’s June 16, 4 p.m., I’m on my bike and I’m running late. I’m pedaling like I’ve never pedaled before, ignoring my aching thighs and sweat in my eyes. I get a rush as I approach, [...] Continue Reading
The Problem in Kingsburg
By Jesse C. Gonzales “In Texas, they lynch negroes.” This line from The Great Debaters, delivered by James Farmer Jr., sends a clear message of a practice from a period in time that forever remains [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Myths and Facts about Truck Pollution
By Tom Frantz Without a doubt, a significant portion of our pollution comes from large diesel trucks. They emit about a third of all the nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions in the Valley. The oil industry, [...] Continue Reading
The Kochocracy
By Will Durst In the bad old days, medieval German lords figured out how to pocket some quick coin by charging a toll on the primitive paths meandering across their lands. The money wasn’t used to [...] Continue Reading
The Logic of the Absence of Cars
By Leonard Adame [...] Continue Reading
Health Problems That May Be Caused by…
By Laura Rosenberger Large amounts of the following crops and foods are genetically modified (GM): soy, corn, corn syrup, canola oil, cottonseed oil, sugar beets (and sugar from beets), [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – July 2014
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK July 2 (first [...] Continue Reading
Income Inequality
By George B. Kauffman Income inequality, both globally in general and in the United States in particular, has been receiving increasingly accelerating attention recently as the disadvantaged 1% [...] Continue Reading
Charlie’s Story Part II
By Grid Margraf Charlie picked up the 10 of spades. I bounced a rolled smoke off his chest, rolled one for myself and lit them both. I got comfortable again sitting at the end of the bed leaning [...] Continue Reading
The Prison Press: San Quentin Prison Report: Communication via Incarceration – July 2014
By Boston Woodard “True public safety will be achieved by freeing minds, not restricting bodies.” —Troy Williams Prison walls work both ways; they not only keep prisoners from society but also [...] Continue Reading