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ICE: A Chronicle of Violence and Death

“She Was an Amazing Human Being” The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis has led to outrage and anger across the United States and around the [...] Continue Reading

From the Editor

Two events of national and international importance shook the progressive community in January. U.S. forces kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela on Jan. 3. Maduro might not have been the [...] Continue Reading

Letters to the editor

It’s Time for a Change Before the 2024 election, Donald Trump denied knowing about Project 2025 because it was so unpopular. He lied 30,000-plus times during his first term and continued to lie as [...] Continue Reading

Nancy Waidtlow’s Light Still Shines

Nancy Waidtlow: Dec. 22, 1940–Dec. 23, 2025Remembering Her Life, Recognizing Her Impact Words will never really be sufficient to describe the impact on our community, and on our world as a whole, [...] Continue Reading

A Lonesome and Unnecessary Death

According to the recent Congressional testimony (Dec. 17, 2025) of former special prosecutor Jack Smith, Donald Trump was the “most culpable and most responsible person” for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol [...] Continue Reading

Resistance Is Not Futile

If it had not dawned upon us before recent events, it should be totally obvious now: Christian theocrats, white nationalists and oligarchs who never have enough money are trying to drag the United [...] Continue Reading

Budget Cuts Proposed for Medi-Cal 

(Editor’s note: This story is a product of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) Undocumented immigrants in California will bear the brunt of reductions in healthcare and nutrition programs [...] Continue Reading