By Will Durst In the bad old days, medieval German lords figured out how to pocket some quick coin by charging a toll on the primitive paths meandering across their lands. The money wasn’t used to [...] Continue Reading
Politics
480-Mile California March for Democracy Demands an End to Big Money Corruption in Politics
By Curt Ries (Editor’s note: The California March for Democracy made its way to Fresno on June 6 and 7 on their way to Sacramento. For an update on how it went or for more information, contact Curt [...] Continue Reading
Low Turnout Necessitates November Turnaround
By Michael D. Evans With no excitement in most of the statewide races and no controversial ballot measures, there was little to drive turnout for the June 3 Primary Election other than the efforts of [...] Continue Reading
The Influence of Money in Local Elections
By Mike Rhodes If progressives want to get good people elected to the Fresno City Council and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, it is going to cost money. How much? The charts on this page give [...] Continue Reading
Income Inequality
By George B. Kauffman Income inequality, both globally in general and in the United States in particular, has been receiving increasingly accelerating attention recently as the disadvantaged 1% [...] Continue Reading
2014 Primary Elections: Yes, It Matters (a lot)
By Michael D. Evans Off-year elections historically have poor voter turnout. The electorate gets excited during presidential election years but typically fails to grasp the importance of the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Progressives: Developing a Unified Voice to Win Political Power
By Mike Rhodes Is it possible to build a movement in Fresno and the Central Valley that amplifies the message of progressives and develops a strategic plan to win local political power? Activists in [...] Continue Reading
Ashley Swearengin’s Economic Agenda: Hobby Lobby for Us All
(Editor’s note: This article was originally published online (www.canowpac.org) by the National Organization for Women (NOW) Political Action Committee.) Ashley Swearengin’s reputation as a moderate [...] Continue Reading
The Fulton Mall: It Can Still Be Saved
By Ray McKnight Despite the unfortunate actions by the Fresno City Council on Feb. 27 and the misleading headline the next morning in the Fresno Bee, the destruction of the Fulton Mall is not [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – May 2014
“Wild West” Justice in Fresno Recently, my dear friend, Michael R. Stauff, was murdered in the Fresno jail. He had be held there for over a year without a conviction or even a day in court. [...] Continue Reading
Imagine a Better California: Vote Green Party
By Richard Gomez “Imagine a California where there is no more poverty, no more failing prison system, no more poisoning of our eco-system, free healthcare for all, free quality education and art, [...] Continue Reading