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“No Hatred, No Bullies”—Really?

Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University. Whatever Kirk stood for, whether you’re pro or con, he didn’t deserve to be murdered like that. It was a tragic death that should [...] Continue Reading

2026 Election on the Horizon

On Oct. 11, the Central Valley Progressive Political Action Committee (CVPPAC) introduced many of its endorsed candidates for the 2026 election cycle at its annual fundraiser. The keynote speaker was [...] Continue Reading

“Fong Is Wrong” Rally

At 9 a.m. on Sept. 9, Randy—a retired second-grade teacher of 25 years—drove to the corner of Armstrong and Herndon avenues in Clovis and parked his truck and horse trailer sporting a large “Missing” [...] Continue Reading

Local Public Media Hit Hard

“We’ve taken the President at his word in his calls to eliminate funding for public broadcasting,” says Joe Moore, president and general manager of Valley Public Radio, noting staff at the station [...] Continue Reading

How Do We Fight Back?

It is easy to feel hopeless. It is hard to watch the news. We ask ourselves what is the best way to resist the fascist Trump regime. There is no one silver bullet, but many essential activities—mass [...] Continue Reading

Words Are Insufficient

Never did we expect to see our nation collapse—explode?—in slow motion in our time. We have long known that all the great empires of history had sooner or later collapsed, but we thought we were the [...] Continue Reading

Republican Budget Is Immoral

“In virtually every single area, this bill takes us in precisely the wrong direction.”  —Senator Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.)1 On July 4, America celebrates its independence from the harsh and [...] Continue Reading

It Has Happened!

Not even a planet is big enough for two egos such as those of Trump and Elon Musk. It was just a matter of time, how long it would take for the two supposedly working together to blow up attacking [...] Continue Reading