By Richard Stone Radio and television show host Glenn Beck is a controversial figure. He has made his fortune from being a media pundit and propagandist. Describing himself as only “a rodeo clown” [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
50 Years of Catch-22: Now Spot Fresno’s Saroyan
By Tom Moradian Published in 1961, Catch-22 sold 10 million copies by 1968. The novel’s dark humor fed the bitterness many felt about the Vietnam War. Today, many feel the same about senseless wars [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar
Compiled by Susan Orovitz ISJC Mission Statement: To network and collaborate as we work to serve and promote systemic change for the common good; to educate and inspire one another to positive [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Free College Foundation Annual Banquet
By Rychard Withers The Fresno Free College Foundation (FFCF) will be celebrating 43 years as a part of the Fresno community with a banquet on Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots: Profiles of Local Activist Leaders
By Richard Stone At 32, Hector Cerda still sees himself as a young activist, just coming into his own as an organizer and thinker. And at the center of his agenda is the sacredness of water. When [...] Continue Reading
Can They Say That?
By Richard Stone A panel discussion on “Media Responsibility, Ethics and Civility” will be held on Oct. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Peters Education Center adjacent to the Save-Mart Center on the [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron: Sound Bites
By David E. Roy Author’s note: The “progressive religion” in this column is more implicit and belongs under the social justice expression of many of the world’s religions. In Christianity, [...] Continue Reading
Queer Eye: Vigilantes in the Tower?
By Dan Waterhouse Down in Fresno’s Tower District, the words hipster and Tower rat are becoming synonymous with scumbag. And a vigilante movement to eject “undesirables” from the neighborhood is [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner: The Question
Edited by Richard Stone Visalia’s Uncle Bill does it again with a really fine mind-twisting poem definitely needed in the wake of the 10-year commemoration of 9/11 used as another opportunity for [...] Continue Reading
Cristobal, el terroriista
By Leonard Adame My grandfather Trinidad and his family came to the United States in 1928 or so. He wanted nothing to do with the Mexican Revolution. So he packed up his two cars used as taxis in [...] Continue Reading
Come Celebrate with the ACLU
By Bill Simon It’s the time of year for the Fresno Area Chapter ACLU-NC to celebrate. We are beginning our fifth year as a chapter. On September 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., we will begin our [...] Continue Reading
SunMt after George Elfie Ballis: Remembering George on the Anniversary of His Passing
By Maia Ballis (Editor’s note: The Community Alliance asked Maia Ballis for an update on the work at SunMt that she and Elfie carried on as a team for so long.) George Elfie Ballis and his video [...] Continue Reading