By Leni Villagomez Reeves Even with the defenders not allowed to present facts and the prosecutors free to present political fantasy as if it were reality, they couldn’t convict. On Feb. 14, the [...] Continue Reading
National & International
Chilean Resistance
By Juan Trujillo Limones SANTIAGO, CHILE—“I’m going for my mother, for a better and dignified retirement,” 33-year-old Mauricio Fredes Lambi told his family when he left home to participate on the [...] Continue Reading
Organizaciones del Valle Central se unen por el Censo 2020
Por Eduardo Stanley El pasado viernes 31 de enero, varias organizaciones de los condados de Merced, Madera, Fresno y Tulare se reunieron para discutir estrategias para implementar el Censo 2020, es [...] Continue Reading
The Mapuche Uprising in Chile
By Juan Trujillo Limones SANTIAGO, CHILE—The sun was plummeting in the heart of this popular rebellion that continued burning with flares, sweat, paint or extinguisher gas the already corroded [...] Continue Reading
Venezuelan Embassy Protectors: Will They Get a Fair Trial?
By Leni Villagomez Reeves The trial of the Embassy Protectors—the four U.S. citizens who stayed in the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C., for 37 days to prevent it from being handed over to [...] Continue Reading
Large Pro-Impeachment Rally Held in Clovis
By Peter MaidenPhotos by Peter Maiden More than 600 demonstrations calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump were held throughout the country on Dec. 17. There were actions in all 50 [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Dreamers Travel to D.C. for DACA Hearing
By Juan Santiago The Dreamers’ movement reached a pivotal moment in November when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case. The case made it [...] Continue Reading
Seven Years Later
By Ruth Gadebusch On the seven-year-anniversary of that horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the gun situation in this nation is hardly better. In fact, one could argue [...] Continue Reading
Workers Strike at Kaiser
By Peter Maiden Kaiser mental health workers with the National Union of Healthcare Workers struck throughout California the week of Dec. 16–20 to improve the standard of care for mental health [...] Continue Reading
Bernie Sanders Wows Fresno and the Central Valley Again!
By Yezdyar “Yez” Kaoosji The Fresno City College Jazz Band entertained a “yuuge” crowd of more than 3,000 enthusiastic supporters as they got ready to welcome Sen. Bernie Sanders (D–Vt.). They [...] Continue Reading
“Until Living Becomes Worth It”: Notes from the Chilean Uprising
By Romina A. Green Rioja It has been a short time since the mass protests began in Chile, and it already feels as though the country has changed. What started as an organized student movement to [...] Continue Reading
Our Confused and Confusing World
By Ruth Gadebusch The air seems filled with signs of the season. In our part of the world, the fall colors are beautiful. Our thoughts are filled with visions of bountiful tables and beyond to [...] Continue Reading