By Ruth Gadebusch Following the Democratic success in the 2018 election, I expressed hope that the newfound power would be used wisely. At the moment I have some doubts, most especially in the [...] Continue Reading
National & International
Fresno Responds to War and Famine in Yemen
By Camille Russell Local Response More than 75 people in Fresno fasted during December to bring attention to the famine and humanitarian crisis facing people in Yemen due to war. Yemeni children [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Responds to War and Famine in Yemen
By Camille Russell Local Response More than 75 people in Fresno fasted during December to bring attention to the famine and humanitarian crisis facing people in Yemen due to war. Yemeni children [...] Continue Reading
Stark Raving Mad
By Marc Keyser High-level officials under President Donald Trump are actively working to combat his controversial policies and erratic behavior, according to a scathing New York Times op-ed written by [...] Continue Reading
2018 Ballot Measure Endorsement Grid
Democrats: California Democratic Party (propositions)/Fresno County Democratic Party (Measure P); Republicans: California Republican Party; Stonewall: Fresno Stonewall Democrats; Labor: California [...] Continue Reading
Impeach Trump with Our Prayers
By Marc Keyser President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because Comey would not drop the Trump-Russia investigation, and that’s obstruction of justice. The Republican-controlled Congress said [...] Continue Reading
A Nightmare from Immigration to Tariffs
By Ruth Gadebusch Who would have thought the immigration fiasco would still be festering. And fiasco is the mildest name we could designate! Congress has had ample time to fix it but continues to let [...] Continue Reading
A Step too Far
By Ruth Gadebusch After days, months waiting, a Republican has finally criticized our president! As I have observed the actions of this man I have long questioned where the responsible adults in the [...] Continue Reading
Elections in Mexico: Change and Hope
By Eduardo Stanley On July 1, Mexico held its general election, the results of which are considered historical. It turns out that winner and future president of the country is Andrés Manuel [...] Continue Reading
Deliver a Democracy Genuinely Accountable to the People
By Robert Pethoud Which of the following should be our nation’s highest priority today? Reversing climate change and environmental degradation Lessening wealth disparity Diminishing gun [...] Continue Reading
Immigrant Detainees: What Happens After Arrest
By Boston Woodard During a six-week extradition beginning in California on March 20, 2017, and ending May 4, 2017, in Massachusetts, I witnessed a small part of President Donald Trump’s war on [...] Continue Reading
Slaughter Dedicated to Women’s Issues
By George B. Kauffman Louise M. Slaughter (D–NY) died on March 16 (1929–2018) at the age of 88, the oldest sitting member of Congress, serving her 16th term in the House of Representatives. She was [...] Continue Reading