Many of us already know that there are two legal systems just as classical novels have articulated about the economic and political experiences of communities along race and class lines. One U.S. [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Chile: Left-Wing Candidate Wins in a Landslide
Until Sept. 11, 1973, Chile had a long history of democratic elections. Salvador Allende was elected in 1970 (after running unsuccessfully in 1952, 1958 and 1964.) The 1973 U.S.-supported military [...] Continue Reading
NFL, Jon Gruden and Social Justice: It Was All an Illusion
The most famous director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, touring and evaluating southern policing in the 1940s, observed, “There are some trigger-happy policemen down here.” We know now that Hoover’s [...] Continue Reading
Rings Like Silver, Shines Like Gold
Rings Like Silver Shines Like Gold: The Lives of Gene and Ellie Bluestein by Evo Bluestein and edited by Julilana Harris, Independently published (www.evobluestein.com), Fresno, 2021, $24.95 [...] Continue Reading
In the Dark of the Valley
In the Dark of the Valley exemplifies how an actual grassroots movement and campaign can be given life and develop. It is a compelling account of the all-too-familiar smashup between mistreated [...] Continue Reading
Dolores Huerta Foundation
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Fresno County Democratic Party
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Fresno Center for Nonviolence
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Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
December 2021 [...] Continue Reading
We Rise for Fair Elections and Voter Rights in Fresno
The struggle for voter rights and fair elections will manifest itself in the form of the March for our Future on Dec. 4. If you believe in democracy and elected representatives that reflect the [...] Continue Reading
South Fresno Residents Challenge Warehouse Invasion
Residents of south Fresno have in recent years been inundated with warehouse development. Companies such as Amazon operate logistics and fulfillment centers in a part of the city already burdened with [...] Continue Reading
Shelters Are Not Housing
Update on the encampment sweep at Dakota and Palm avenues: The Fresno Irrigation District in conjunction with the Fresno Police Department raided an encampment of 30 people on the canal bank near the [...] Continue Reading