By Paula Ayala An identity beyond regional or sociopolitical influence is in fact a reality accomplishable. However, the reality is that in the state in which we reside there exist efforts to strip [...] Continue Reading
Politics
Fresno Comes Before Ferguson
By Richard Gomez Peace and nonviolence isn’t just praying and hoping for justice but includes the time when we must roll up our sleeves, get out in the streets and make demands to our duly elected [...] Continue Reading
IPCC Issues “Final Word” on Climate Change
By George B. Kauffman On Sept. 21, 2014, more than 400,000 people attended the People’s Climate March in New York City, two days before 120 world leaders, including President Barack Obama, but not [...] Continue Reading
Despite City’s Poor Process, Community Wins Key Victories in General Plan
By Building Healthy Communities Fresno Building Healthy Communities’ leaders are utterly disappointed that the City of Fresno disregarded the community’s request for more time to understand the City [...] Continue Reading
Move To Amend: Taking Back Our Democracy
By Anthony Yang, Jamaica Scott and Andres Martinez The conception of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights was to protect the rights of people—not businesses and corporations. Furthermore, these [...] Continue Reading
Squatting on the Flag
By Will Durst If you believe the recently released Senate Intelligence Committee torture report, you might be tempted to conclude that the CIA lied to the press and the public and to Congress about [...] Continue Reading
10 Myths about Obama’s Latest War
By Reese Erlich Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on www.truthdig.com on Oct. 1, 2014. It is being reprinted with the author’s permission. Also, Mr. Erlich will be in Fresno on Jan. 7. [...] Continue Reading
Frustrated and Angry
By Ruth Gadebusch Our worst fears came true in this election when so many couldn’t bother to vote. What could they be thinking? Or was thinking ever a part of it? Granted, there is no guarantee that [...] Continue Reading
Election 2014 Progressive Strategy Autopsy
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji “The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them”—Albert Einstein We all remember when we were pumped up having [...] Continue Reading
Beyond the Chicano Status Quo
By Jonathan Luevano Felix What is Chicano? What does it mean to be a Mexican-American person in Central California? Once we realize the existential condition, then the social-political cultural [...] Continue Reading
Doubling Down on Dysfunction
By Michael D. Evans Nationwide There was little ambiguity in the outcome of Election 2014. Nationwide, it was a Republican year. Even the West Coast failed to stem the national sentiment as [...] Continue Reading
A Labor of Love: Election Protection in the San Joaquin Valley
By Hannah Brandt By November, the Valley’s scorching summer heat had finally given way to autumn’s leafy breezes. Wrapped in scarves and gloves, fortified with coffee, donuts and sandwiches from [...] Continue Reading