In the 1935 dystopian novel about fascism titled It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, Lewis states that “when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.” It seems [...] Continue Reading
Resistance
Fighting Oligarchy Tour Inspires Bakersfield
The coast-to-coast “Fighting Oligarchy Tour,” featuring Senator Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.), hit the Central Valley town of Bakersfield, where oil and agriculture [...] Continue Reading
Equity on the Mall
Fourteen hundred people, many of them representing nonprofits in the San Joaquin Valley, came together on April 23 on the mall in front of the State Capitol in Sacramento to listen to speakers, [...] Continue Reading
Woven Resilience
BY STORM WONIYA HEREDIA In this era of American society, it might feel like what has happened before is happening again, a form of déjà vu. For how familiar this feels, it presents its own [...] Continue Reading