By Dr. James Ciula Science and Society: Selected Essays from the Archaic to the Sublime edited by Dr. Alexander Vavoulis and Dr. A. Wayne Colver, The Press at California State University, Fresno, [...] Continue Reading
Columns
Two Dirty Secrets
By Tom Frantz Governor Gavin Newsom has made it clear that his administration intends “to manage the decline in fossil fuel production and consumption in California in a way that is economically [...] Continue Reading
Voters Beware! Guarantee That Your Vote Counts
By Yezdyar Kaoosji The January 2020 edition of the Community Alliance carried an informative article titled “New Approach to Voting.” It covers the new method based on the 2016 Voter’s Choice Act [...] Continue Reading
Jerry Dyer for Mayor? Progressive Activists Say Hell No!
By Mike Rhodes (Editor’s note: The best indication of how a person will behave in the future is to look at what they have done in their past. This is a common theme when an employer is [...] Continue Reading
Janz Promises Change for Fresno
By Eduardo Stanley “I want to be the next mayor of Fresno because we need a change. Like most voters, I think Fresno is not going in the right direction. My opponent (former Fresno Police Chief [...] Continue Reading
Large Pro-Impeachment Rally Held in Clovis
By Peter MaidenPhotos by Peter Maiden More than 600 demonstrations calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump were held throughout the country on Dec. 17. There were actions in all 50 [...] Continue Reading
Gandhi’s Anniversary
“Human Rights, Civil Rights and Labor Rights” was the name of the 2019 program of the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley, which was held on Dec. 7 at Fresno State. The event celebrated the [...] Continue Reading
Arambulas Respond to City’s Dire Situation
By Kevin Hall (Editor’s note: “Climate Politics” is a new monthly opinion column covering the need to change our political climate in order to address our changing climate.) The Fresno mayor’s [...] Continue Reading
New Approach to Voting
By Community Alliance Staff Fresno County has implemented a new methodology for voting based on the Voter’s Choice Act (VCA), which was approved by California lawmakers in 2016. Fresno County opted [...] Continue Reading
Rally in Support of a Father Arrested by ICE
By Eduardo Stanley On the cold morning of Dec. 7, dozens of people gathered to rally in support of a family whose father was arrested by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) while he was [...] Continue Reading
Dealing with PTSD, War Veteran Returns to Vietnam
By Joshua Shurley In 1967, Tim Keenan was sent to Vietnam like so many young men of his generation. Drafted into the army, he served with the 4th Infantry Division and participated in several [...] Continue Reading