By Paul Thomas Jackson (Editor’s Note: Part 2 of this article will be published in the June edition) In our present economic system, the dominant element—capital—plays its normal role on the main [...] Continue Reading
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH
FROM THE WATKINS PHOTO ARCHIVES--25 YEARS AGO [...] Continue Reading
Will Sacramento Help the Homeless in 2016?
By Gerry Bill There are noises coming out of the State Capitol about possible legislation designed to benefit the homeless. It is hard to know how much credence one should attach to these rumblings, [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – May 2016
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING May 12 (second Thursday of each month), 7-9 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. Meetings are open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK May 4 [...] Continue Reading
Bernie Rally
Rally for Bernie Sanders for President of the United States, in the Tower District, Fresno, April 2, 2016. Photos by Hannah Brandt [...] Continue Reading
Dispatches from the War Zone: Homelessness in Fresno (2002–2015)
By Mike Rhodes Did the City of Fresno really use federal money intended to help the poor and bulldoze homeless shelters with it? Why was it necessary for a federal judge to order the city to stop [...] Continue Reading
IT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER
By Ruth Gadebusch Think, think, think before you vote for Trump. No matter how much you dislike the other candidates, the behavior of Congress, how upset you are with current conditions or just in [...] Continue Reading
NPR Host Leads Forum on Climate Change and Inequality
By Tom Frantz and Hannah Brandt On March 9, 2016, Maria Hinojosa, host of the cutting edge NPR show Latino USA, came from New York to Sacramento to moderate a panel on Inequality and Climate Change [...] Continue Reading
Folk
By Tiffany A. Potter I have been listening to a lot of folk music from the “60’s and ‘70’s, lately. I didn’t realize it at first but became more aware of it when I chose to watch my third PBS special [...] Continue Reading
Fresno PD | The Most Dangerous Police Force in America?
By Kayla Moon An activist by the name of John Lang appears to have recently been murdered – his death part of a much larger pattern. Fresno Police Department (FPD) is under investigation by many [...] Continue Reading
Earth Day 2016
By George B. Kauffman Earth Day, begun as an annual event on April 22, 1970, focused public attention on pollution and environmental concerns and made the hitherto esoteric term “ecology” a [...] Continue Reading
Women’s Art and Music Festival of Fresno in May
By Kathy Ayala A creative celebration for women and led by women is coming to the historic Tower Theater in May. The Women’s Art and Music Festival of Fresno (WAMFF) will take place Friday, May 6, [...] Continue Reading