By Hannah Brandt Thanks to you, we live to fight another day! On April 16, 2016, the newspaper held Community Alliance: The Next Generation, a fundraiser to keep the newspaper going. About 100 people [...] Continue Reading
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Could Happen Here
By Leonard Adame The American Character What is that, exactly? To me, it is propaganda, a tale told by several idiots, all of it signifying nothing but the acquisition of power and wealth. Not nearly [...] Continue Reading
How A Lion Named Cecil Changed The World
By Gary Carter What happened with Cecil the Lion was horrible, but something else happened too. With his poaching, suddenly everyone was painfully aware of the horrors of trophy hunting. In response, [...] Continue Reading
Why Is Recent Film “Too Political”?
By Angela Price As a Board member of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, I routinely seek films that we might show, films that are “cutting edge,” often beautiful to look at and always provocative. [...] Continue Reading
COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret
A personal reflection by Camille Russell With a title like Cowspiracy, it better be good! Cowspiracy contends that animal agriculture in the 21st century is “the most destructive industry facing the [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: Difficult Conversations on Race & Culture
By Camille Russell Ernesto Saavedra’s decision to leave the Community Alliance was a surprise and a big disappointment to me and others on the newspaper’s board. We were happy when he accepted the job [...] Continue Reading
John Lewis and Selma in Fresno
By Hannah Brandt Congressional Representative and civil rights leader John Lewis (D–Ga.) was a guest at the Warnors Theatre in downtown Fresno on Aug. 19. A discussion with Lewis' Central Valley [...] Continue Reading
People Are Stupid!
By George B. Kauffman (Editor’s note: The sources for the information in this article are documented in the online version of the article, which is available at www.fresnoalliance.com.) People are [...] Continue Reading
The Politics of Censorship
By Ernesto Saavedra May 27, Fresno Building Healthy Communities (BHC) launched its #Parks4All initiative, which highlights the need for quality parks in Fresno. As part of the initiative, BHC wanted [...] Continue Reading
Nunes Calls for San Joaquin River Salmon to Go Extinct
By Gary Lasky In a lengthy, conspiracy-tinged June 12 letter to Investor’s Business Daily, Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) gives free rein to his interesting fantasies about the incredible clout of [...] Continue Reading
Climate Science Shortchanged in TV Coverage of California Drought
By George B. Kauffman California, in its fourth year of an unprecedented drought, with no end in sight and water reserves dwindling, is exactly the type of scenario that climate scientists have [...] Continue Reading
EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES
Thursday & Friday, April 9–10 During Safari Days: The Annual Green Summit. Informative speakers on environmental topics. Healthy living alternatives, new developments in construction, emerging new [...] Continue Reading