By Homer Gee Greene Jr. The United States has exited the long 20-year war with Afghanistan and the Taliban. Over these 20 years, the United States has trained and equipped the Afghan national [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
U.S. Government Kidnaps Venezuelan Diplomat in Third Country
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Who is Alex Saab? Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat who was en route from Caracas to Tehran on June 12, 2020, when his plane was diverted to Cabo Verde, a small island [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Leaving Afghanistan Finally, the United States is out of Afghanistan after 20 years of a failed invasion that left about 2,000 American soldiers dead and countless injured. Billions spent—and lots [...] Continue Reading
A Family History in the Holocaust
By Peter Maiden I am the child of a survivor of the Holocaust, part of what’s known as the second generation. Whether it be nature or nurture, all my life I have experienced a sense of trauma, [...] Continue Reading
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor “On a bright cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed. A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed [...] Continue Reading
Reunite, Resistance, Feminism and Activism
By Janet Capella (Editor’s note: The following text is from the author’s presentation at a gathering at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Fresno on June 22, 2019. The author is an antiwar [...] Continue Reading
Fresno—A Hotbed of Radicalism?
By Mike Rhodes May 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of a social and political upheaval that changed how some people saw this sleepy little town. Shaw Avenue south of Fresno State was shut down by [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – January 2020
Helping People Trapped in a Vicious System at the Border Al Otro Lado, MigriMap and WILPF Immigration Chair Danilo Castillo Danilo Castillo volunteered to become the WILPF Fresno Immigration [...] Continue Reading
Nuclear Lies and Broken Promises
By Conn M. Hallinan When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an economic meeting in the city of Sivas on Sept. 4 that Turkey was considering building nuclear weapons, he was responding to a [...] Continue Reading
Vigil for Kashmir Brings Out Members of the Muslim Community
By Peter MaidenPhotos by Peter Maiden Around 40 people, mostly Muslim, met at Nees and Blackstone avenues after sunset for a vigil for Kashmir on Oct. 27. The vigil was organized by Saadat Farooqi. [...] Continue Reading