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
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Medical Marijuana versus Fresno County
By Community Alliance Staff Depending on what social circle you surround yourself with, marijuana, sometimes called “weed” and/or “grass,” can be embraced with open arms or looked down upon. Whatever [...] Continue Reading
Brown at Brown: A Chicana’s Story from the Barrio to the Ivies
By Maria Ortega For many of us, obtaining a higher education has become synonymous with great sacrifice. My mom, Patricia, traveled the path thousands prior had paved in order to give her two [...] 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
480-Mile California March for Democracy Demands an End to Big Money Corruption in Politics
By Curt Ries (Editor’s note: The California March for Democracy made its way to Fresno on June 6 and 7 on their way to Sacramento. For an update on how it went or for more information, contact Curt [...] Continue Reading
Low Turnout Necessitates November Turnaround
By Michael D. Evans With no excitement in most of the statewide races and no controversial ballot measures, there was little to drive turnout for the June 3 Primary Election other than the efforts of [...] Continue Reading
The Influence of Money in Local Elections
By Mike Rhodes If progressives want to get good people elected to the Fresno City Council and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, it is going to cost money. How much? The charts on this page give [...] Continue Reading
Resistance, Solidarity and Hope
By Leni Reeves For more than 50 years, the United States has maintained a trade, economic and financial blockade against Cuba. We don’t trade with Cuba. We attempt to cut off their access to credit [...] Continue Reading
Brazil’s Preparation for the Global Stage
By Anthony Bencomo As the World Cup approaches and soccer fans grow with anticipation, Brazil’s poorest citizens are faced with the realities of a militarized neighborhood. Similar to what happened [...] 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
2014 Primary Elections: Yes, It Matters (a lot)
By Michael D. Evans Off-year elections historically have poor voter turnout. The electorate gets excited during presidential election years but typically fails to grasp the importance of the [...] Continue Reading