By Beth Linder Carr President Trump was just in London, and if he looked up when he got there, he would have been face to grimacing face with a 20-foot tall baby blimp facsimile of himself, cell phone [...] Continue Reading
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Central Valley Progressive PAC
CVPPAC Endorsed Candidates Head to the November General Election By Mike Rhodes The June primary election resulted in some good news. Several progressive candidates endorsed by the CVPPAC have [...] 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
March for Our Lives Die-In
By Community Alliance Staff At least a half dozen children, teenagers and adults lay motionless outside the Clovis office of Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare). No, it was not another mass shooting, [...] Continue Reading
Elections Matter. Really!
By Michael D. Evans (Editor’s note: The content below was prepared before the certification of the California primary election scheduled for July 5. Although electoral outcomes are unlikely to change, [...] Continue Reading
Latino Millennial Vote
By Ben Monterroso The young Latino vote will be a key factor in deciding the future of our country; data indicate that they have an unprecedented potential to make their political mark. If Latino [...] Continue Reading
Let’s Try Real Political Accountability
By Kevin Hall To combat climate change in the San Joaquin Valley, its political climate must change, too. I’ve spent nearly 20 years trying to do just that through a variety of methods: environmental [...] Continue Reading
This Upside-Down Nation
By Ruth Gadebusch My head just can’t stop swirling with each day’s political news. So much lip service is given to the vision of our forefathers (mothers were excluded) of the nation that was supposed [...] Continue Reading
Interview with Peace and Freedom Candidate for Governor Gloria La Riva
By Peter Maiden Gloria La Riva is a longtime social activist. She is a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. La Riva retired as a printer at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she worked [...] Continue Reading
Male Privilege, Misogyny and White Fear on the Campaign Trail
By Kevin Hall (Editor’s note: The writer has supported the Veva Islas campaign financially and as a volunteer.) Three candidates are vying to become the next representative for District 7 on the [...] Continue Reading
Breaking the Iran Nuclear Deal Is a Significant Threat to World Peace
By Gerry Bill If there were a Nobel Prize for “Greatest Threat to World Peace,” perhaps Donald Trump should be the first one to be nominated for it. There could be many bases for nominating him, but [...] Continue Reading