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
Social Justice
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
January 2022 Sponsored Page [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County Democratic Party
January 2022 Sponsored Page [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
January 2022 Sponsored Page [...] Continue Reading
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
Aging Farmworkers Never Retire
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
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