Arvin is a somnolent rural town in Kern County surrounded by old oil pumps and endless agricultural fields. Its population is 21,000—92.7% Latino. It is home to hundreds—even thousands—of farmworkers [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Voting Rights Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
It’s the “civil rights issue of our time,” voting rights advocates say, but three different proposals to strengthen and create nationwide standards on voting are all stalled in Congress. “Democracy [...] Continue Reading
Punishing Mothers and Children Is a Strategy of Colonizing
Women in prisons are significantly mothers. According to recent research, more than 60% of the women in prisons have children minors for which they are the sole caregivers. Combined with the Adoption [...] Continue Reading
A Victory for UC Lecturers: A New Contract
By Jane Hundertmark and David Bacon UC lecturers were ready on Nov. 18 to set up morning picket lines at the entrances to all nine UC campuses. At Berkeley, the strike lines normally go up first [...] Continue Reading
Are Changes in Police Behavior Possible?
On Oct. 22, Fresno Stolen Lives held its 26th annual vigil and protest. Again, people in the community gathered at Eaton Plaza to remember the victims of police violence, to support the families of [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
December 2021 [...] Continue Reading
The Dolores Huerta Foundation
December 2021 [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Climate Change or Climate Disaster? The term climate change is misleading in the wrong direction. Earth’s climate has changed many times over millions and billions of years. What is happening [...] Continue Reading
Los Campesinos Envejecen Pero No Se Jubilan
Arvin es un somnoliento pueblo rural en el Condado de Kern, California, rodeado por viejas bombas extractoras de petróleo e interminables campos agrícolas. Tiene una población de 21.000 personas [...] Continue Reading
Housing Is Worth Going to Bat For
California hosts one of the greatest rivalries in sports: the L.A. Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. This year, the rivalry reached a climax with the teams holding the best regular-season records [...] Continue Reading
Literally Living in the System
By I. smiley G. Calderon By now, all of Fresno County and the entire nation have heard about the unbelievable and unthinkable temporary housing conditions that Fresno County’s Department of Social [...] Continue Reading