Local and State… Assault on Voting Rights: One of America’s Greatest Injustices Continues 4 Jan 202019 Jan 2020 Occupy Wall Street joined the NAACP as thousands marched in midtown Manhattan on December 10, 2011 to defend voting rights. Photo by Michael Fleshman via Flickr Creative Commons. By…
Arts and Culture… Three Years After War, Gaza Still Suffering: A Follow-Up with Dina Samir 4 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 A single white flowering plant grows in Dina’s window box with the partially reconstructed Gaza skyline behind it. Much of Gaza was destroyed in 2014. Dina’s flower and her pet…
Arts and Culture… Trans Rights Rally and Day of Remembrance 4 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 The vigil at the Transgender Night of Remembrance. Photo by Peter Maiden. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Community Alliance newspaper in December 2017:…
Economics… Rep. Jim Costa: Does He Deserve a Fifth Term Serving Congressional District 16? 22 Nov 201922 Dec 2019 By Emily Brandt Editor’s Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned in 2019 for Kim Williams for Congress and Bernie Sanders for president. WHAT MOTIVATED COSTA TO RUN FOR CONGRESS IN 2020?…
Economics… Kim Williams: Can a Policy Wonk Change the Central Valley for the Good? 22 Nov 201922 Dec 2019 By Emily Brandt Editor's Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned in 2019 for Kim Williams for Congress and Bernie Sanders for president. WHAT MOTIVATED WILLIAMS TO RUN FOR CONGRESS? “Poverty.” Williams…
Economics… Esmeralda Soria: Can She Go From Fresno City Council to Congress? 22 Nov 201922 Dec 2019 By Emily Brandt Editor's Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned in 2019 for Kim Williams for Congress and Bernie Sanders for president. WHAT MOTIVATED SORIA TO RUN FOR CONGRESS IN 2020? …
