Progressive Religion is not an Oxymoron Many social progressives have long been put off by the vast number of Christians who turn their back on those in society who have the greatest need and who [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
July Poll: Is the City of Fresno doing enough to end homelessness?
Please leave your thoughts and views about the City of Fresno's efforts to end homelessness in 'Comments' below. [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Last month (May), this newspaper received the "Way of Peace" award from the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. J.D. McCubbin introduced me to the overflow crowd at Margaret Hudson's barn, and I accepted [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots Profile
Dan Waterhouse is one of Fresno's premier investigative reporters, author of "Queer Eye" in the Community Alliance and "The Waterhouse Report" in the Community Link, the Valley's monthly for the LGBT [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s DUI Checkpoints Net – Few Drunks but Lots of Cash
Glance at the Fresno Bee most days, and it becomes obvious that, despite Fresno’s standing as “the drunkest city” in the country, the local police department’s “DUI checkpoints” net way more cars than [...] Continue Reading
Stop Hate Radio
Citizens for Civility and Accountability in Media, a community group in Fresno, is calling on radio station KMJ to alter its talk radio format to allow for a wider range of opinions on the air. The [...] Continue Reading
Trip to Israel/Palestine with the Interfaith Peace Builders Delegation
Lynn MacMichael recently returned from one of her many trips to Israel/Palestine, where she joined 32 other delegation members from the United States and Canada for two weeks of meetings and [...] Continue Reading
The Pope’s Crisis
Progressive Religion...Is Not an Oxymoron The current crisis that is shaking the Roman Catholic hierarchy is profound. The story emerging in the media suggests strongly that those with the power to [...] Continue Reading
Schlepping over the Rainbow
Tikkun Olam is an ancient Hebrew phrase for which Jewish scholars don't agree on the exact meaning-is that a surprise? But its inexact meaning is to do social justice and includes not oppressing [...] Continue Reading
Oppliger-Gate: The Saga
By Maria Telesco Frantically fishing for flaws in our [in]justice system: Eureka! I found one! OPPLIGER-GATE! Astounded, I hastened to exhume evidence of malfeasance, blogs being my main [...] Continue Reading
June Website Poll: Comments
Our online poll question for June is: “Do you support the death penalty?" The Community Alliance invites your comments on this issue. [...] Continue Reading
Copley v. Accountability
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in ColorLines and was reported in collaboration with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. See: [...] Continue Reading