By Ruth Gadebusch We had so looked forward to the election thinking that we could return to some measure of honor and get on to dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and other urgent matters. Alas, it [...] Continue Reading
Opinion & Analysis
What Is the Defense Against Right-Wing Lawlessness?
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Why Now for the Bolivian Election? Bolivia went to the polls on Oct. 18. Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca were the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the [...] Continue Reading
Now What? Form a People’s Party!
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji “May tomorrow be more than another name for today.”—Eduardo Galeano Chances are you will read this column a few days before or soon after the 2020 General Election. In [...] Continue Reading
Pure Evil? Questions of Good and Evil
By Ruth Gadebusch It seems unfair to classify an entire group as evil, but where, oh where, are the good Republicans? It has become increasingly difficult to find honor in the party. For a time, it [...] Continue Reading
Have They No Shame Whatsoever?
By Ruth Gadebusch The body of Ruth Bader Gingsburg was still warm when the Republicans began to gloat over their opportunity to make another appointment to the Supreme Court. While hesitating to [...] Continue Reading
Getting an Invitation to Sit at the Table
By Mike Rhodes I was part of the group of homeless people, activists and attorneys who united and prevailed in a lawsuit against the City of Fresno in 2007. The $2.3 million settlement changed [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Unmasked: Police Reform Reveals Loyalties
By Kevin Hall (Editor’s note: As of our deadline, the Fresno Police Reform Commission was next scheduled to meet on August 10.) Like it or not, Fresno is about to take a deep dive into community [...] Continue Reading
Why Latinos Should Support Kamala Harris as VP
By Gabriel Lerner California Senator Kamala Harris should be the Democratic vice presidential candidate. An energetic and courageous leader, Harris deserves the support of the Latino community at [...] Continue Reading
Whoa! Slow Down! Rethink!
By Ruth Gadebusch To you who would tear down statues, rename places and force others out of jobs due to views expressed decades ago: Whoa! Slow down! Rethink all this laundering of history. Are we [...] Continue Reading
The Dangers of a Dyer-Run Fresno
By Devorah Levy-Pearlman On March 3, Super Tuesday, the city of Fresno held its local election. The high-profile mayoral race to replace Lee Brand—who announced last May he would not seek [...] Continue Reading
Why Oliver Baines Shouldn’t Head Fresno Police Reform
By Kevin Hall Short answer: He’s a cop. Newly engaged Fresno activists young and old are about to get a fundamental lesson in local politics. That’s because their efforts to radically alter the [...] Continue Reading
Finding Good in Horrible
By Ruth Gadebusch In a way that we never foresaw, this nation has been shaken to its bones—to its graveyards—with the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the killing of a Black man. Seemingly [...] Continue Reading