By Richard Gomez Yes, the Green Party has candidates for the 2016 Presidential election. Although all the talk on radio and television is about Bernie Sanders’ activities, Hillary Clinton’s [...] Continue Reading
Politics
Donald’s “Trumped Up” Accusations
By the Community Alliance (Editor’s note: During a speech at the launching of his bid for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump made derogatory statements toward the Mexican migrant community. “When [...] Continue Reading
Open the Doors to the Debate
By Richard Gomez The Commission on Presidential Debates is a private firm began in 1987 by the Democratic and Republican parties leaders to establish the way that presidential election debates are [...] Continue Reading
BERNIE SANDERS | The Only Progressive Candidate for President
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji Bernie Sanders, the son of a Polish immigrant, was born in Brooklyn, educated in Chicago and settled in Vermont. As a student, he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and [...] Continue Reading
Why Progressives Will Vote for Hillary and Why They Don’t Know it Yet.
By Patricia Brown If I told you that one woman and 18 men were running for President of the United States, would you vote for her? If I told you that the most qualified candidate for president of the [...] Continue Reading
The Importance of Building a Labor/Community Alliance
By Mike Rhodes If progressives want to win political power in Fresno and beyond, we must build a coalition that includes both organized labor and grassroots community groups. A big leap forward in [...] Continue Reading
Nunes Calls for San Joaquin River Salmon to Go Extinct
By Gary Lasky In a lengthy, conspiracy-tinged June 12 letter to Investor’s Business Daily, Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) gives free rein to his interesting fantasies about the incredible clout of [...] Continue Reading
The Divide in Fresno
By Kathy G. Ayala Inequalities and its history still linger and resonate within our cities and expand globally. In Fresno, we experience a divide—a division cutting through the city horizontally [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Jerry Brown and a Conspiracy to Pollute Groundwater
By Tom Frantz On June 3, 2015, an interesting lawsuit was filed by farmers in Kern County against Governor Jerry Brown, a few regulators and a couple of big oil companies. The lawsuit claims there [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Fire Chief to Address NWPC
By Susan McCall Carrasco Fresno Fire Chief Kerri Donis, who broke through the glass ceiling to become the first woman to hold that position in the Fresno Fire Department’s 130-year-plus history, will [...] Continue Reading
Alternatives to Violence Project
By Irene Serrano Alternatives to Violence San Joaquin Valley will hold a mini workshop on July 11 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Bethany Inner City Church (2305 E. Stanislaus St.). The workshop is open to [...] Continue Reading
2016 Presidential Candidate Assessment Grid (UPDATED)
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji As progressives, we should lead and not resort to compromising our principles. The strength of our convictions rather than political expediency should drive our ballot [...] Continue Reading