By Osiris Godwin Net neutrality seems to be one of those buzzwords that whizzes past us every day. We don’t notice it or pay it much attention; much like a fern in an office, we just assume that it [...] Continue Reading
Opinion & Analysis
All Good Things…
By Tiffany A. Potter As I’ve gotten older, I have learned, even welcomed, the adventure that is life. At some point, I began to realize that there was nothing to fear and that, in fact, I was capable [...] Continue Reading
A Call to Action: Enough Snowflakes Make an Avalanche
By Daniel O’Connell, Ph.D. A simple test of any strategy is that it directly names its objective. For progressives in the San Joaquin Valley, the goal before us is to transform our region from one of [...] Continue Reading
Women Usually Clean Up the Big Messes
By Sheila Kennedy Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission and was originally published at https://www.sheilakennedy.net/2017/10/women-are-always-the-ones-cleaning-up/. The [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: Irma
By Tiffany A. Potter Sleeves up. Hearts open. All in. (Our daily mantra) Oh, what a difference 30 days can make. The space between this time last month and today broke me open. In the last few [...] Continue Reading
Bottom Line: The Causes of Social Ills in our Communities
By Javier Aguirre Recent headlines in the New York Times reiterate what many legal policy analysts have purported to be the truth, and that is that crime in America is on the rise. The nation [...] Continue Reading
What Does It Take to Get Rid of Trump?
By George B. Kauffman My head is spinning! What does it take to get rid of Trump? Here are some of the recent developments that, in my opinion, are more than sufficient to get rid of him and put him [...] Continue Reading
Trump, Trump and More Trump!
By George B. Kauffman Editor's Note: Article originally written in August The news is rife with news about Donald J. Trump, all of it bad for him, except that he seems to be unaware of this [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: The Lesson
By Tiffany A. Potter Someone recently asked me what the biggest, most profound, most life-changing lesson is that I have learned, to date. Which was curious to me given that I had just (“just” as in, [...] Continue Reading
Is Political and Ideological Purity the Road to Victory?
By Mike Rhodes Is there any local politician you agree with on all issues? 100% of the time? How about your friends and family? Do you agree 100% of the time with them on all issues? Of course not. [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: What Now?
By Tiffany A. Potter Today is deadline day and also coming off of this weekend’s events in Charlottesville. I’ve been staring at this computer screen for the better part of two hours. Blank almost in [...] Continue Reading
Opinion: Primarying Bad Fresno Dems Should Be a Priority in 2018
By Emily Cameron Fresno City Council is arguably the most frustrating political arena in regional politics. Here we have a majority Democratic City Council, yet Democrats continue to help the [...] Continue Reading