By Jon Queally Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Common Dreams at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/24/ire-democrat-who-pulled-plug-californias-single-payer-bill and is [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Opinion: Democrats Challenging Nunes in Danger of Losing Big
By Emily Cameron Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) will retain control of California’s 22nd Congressional District in 2018 if the Democratic Party on both the national and local levels continue running [...] Continue Reading
Legal Defense Funding: In Defense of Immigrants’ Civil Liberties
By Daniel O’Connell In June 2016, Donald Trump launched his bid to be President of the United States with an extraordinary discriminatory anti-immigrant statement: “When Mexico sends its people, [...] Continue Reading
Review of Us and Them: Racism Under Arrest
By Cherylyn Smith Prepare for the genesis of “reality theater.” Unlike reality TV, this genre is not “dumbed down,” as demonstrated in the original play Us and Them by Deshad Cato. (The play is being [...] Continue Reading
Dump Nunes!
**The content in this section is paid for by the Central Valley Progressive PAC** By Mike Rhodes Valley Congressional Representative Devin Nunes’ role as a lapdog for President Donald Trump does not [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Resistance Takes on Legal Challenges
By Community Alliance staff On May 11, 2017, a press conference was held outside the Fresno courthouse calling for the city to drop the charges against activists from the group Fresno Resistance who [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Science Proves the Benefits of Cleaning Our Air
By Tom Frantz The American Lung Association, in its annual State of the Air report, leaves no doubt that the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley has the worst fine particulate matter (PM2.5) [...] Continue Reading
Opponents of Single Payer Think You’re Stupid… But Nothing is Dumber Than a For-Profit Healthcare System
By Pat LaMarche Editor’s note: This article was originally published under a Creative Commons Attribution [...] Continue Reading
Devin Nunes Faces Growing Backlash from Constituents and a Challenger
By Vic Bedoian Since the election of Donald Trump, Valley progressives have been increasing the political heat on Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare). The representative of California’s 22nd District allied [...] Continue Reading
Reflections on the FCNV’s 25th Anniversary Banquet
By Katrina Villena At the 25th Anniversary of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence and Peace Banquet, I learned a great deal from the keynote speaker, Kathy Kelly. Kelly described her experiences living [...] Continue Reading
CDP Convention Leaves Progressives Divided
By Emily Cameron As supporters of Kimberly Ellis, candidate for California Democratic Party (CDP) chair, huddled under patches of shade on a warm Sacramento afternoon at Cesar Chavez Plaza, a local [...] Continue Reading