By Emily Cameron The vehement insistence that Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary fair-and-square is unhealthy for democracy, and the narrative that Bernie Sanders supporters critiquing [...] Continue Reading
National & International
SATIRE: Alex Jones Eat Your Heart Out, The Real Truth Behind Hillary Clinton
By Jacob Clark (Author’s Note: This Is Satire) We all know that this election is unlike any other before it. What we have now is not a normal election between two candidates but a battle between good [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – Oct 2016
By Hannah Brandt My dad died of pancreatic cancer 12 years ago last month. I know he’s in a better place now. If he was suddenly given the ability to come back to life in the U.S. today, I’m not 100 [...] Continue Reading
D.C.
The past four weeks have been exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time. Let me explain. When I was a little girl, every Election Day, my mom would take me with her to our neighborhood polling [...] Continue Reading
Cuba Medical Solidarity
By Leni Reeves CUBA SHARES THE LITTLE IT HAS, CARING FOR PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD When Lucius Walker said, "I don't need a license to love my neighbor," some people said "You have lots of [...] Continue Reading
Trumpism is Not Fascism, But it is Equally Terrifying
By Jacob Clark Throughout Trump’s unexpected ascension to the Republican presidential candidacy, he has been repeatedly called a fascist and equated to Hitler by those who rightly criticize him. As is [...] Continue Reading
Machiavellian Politicians
By Jonathan Luevanos The political philosophy of liberalism was introduced in the Western world through rational ideas of freedom and equality. Liberals believe that individuals are endowed with [...] Continue Reading
The Anti-TPP Climate Fight Has Just Begun
By Cherylyn Smith Introduction: Demonstrators broke ground on Monday, July 11th in downtown Fresno, in the fight to defeat the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The educational, yet spirited, rally [...] Continue Reading
Standing Against Bigotry & Condemning Hateful Statements of Saudi Cleric
By Reza Nekumanesh On September 6th, the highest ranking religious authority in Saudi Arabia, Shaykh Abdul Aziz al-Shaykh, declared that Iranians are not Muslims because they are "...descendants of [...] Continue Reading
My Take On the Election
By Mike Starry My take on election campaigning so far reminds me my government's attempts to kill me and my friends by inventing a war in Vietnam, a country now receiving our arms. Researching their [...] Continue Reading
Philly or bust: Fresno activists go to the DNC
By Emily Cameron In the weeks since my return to Fresno after attending the Democratic National Convention with my friend Jill Cisneros, people have been eager to hear a firsthand account. [...] Continue Reading