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Yes, the Billionaire Club Is One We Really Need to Shut Down

November 7, 2019

The Guardian Won’t anyone think of the poor, persecuted billionaires? When Labour backbencher Lloyd Russell-Moyle told the BBC’s Emma Barnett that he didn’t “think anyone in this country should be ...

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Investing in Saudi Arabia’s Oil Company Is an Investment in a Brutal Regime

Opinion

November 5, 2019

The Washington Post Subscription SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears confident he has overcome the international backlash that followed the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi 13 months ...

Shamu and SeaWorld’s Legacy of Suffering

Opinion

November 5, 2019

Live Kindly SeaWorld and its former star killer whale Shamu are shrouded in controversy, largely thanks to the 2013 Netflix exposé “Blackfish.” In the documentary, former trainers spoke out against...

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Baghdadi’s Death Could Mean More American Withdrawal in the Middle East. That’s Bad News.

Opinion

November 1, 2019

The Washington Post Subscription The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a real victory in the war against terrorist groups. The Islamic State is one of the most cruel and dangerous organizations to ha...

California Destroys $1 Trillion Gig Economy With New Law

Opinion

November 1, 2019

Forbes California isn’t shy when it comes to making the daily headlines. Often heralded as a progressive utopia, the Golden State recently signed into law Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which will change t...

Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Have Turned California Into a Problem-Plagued Burning Nightmare

Opinion

October 31, 2019

Fox News More than 2 million Californians were recently left without power after the state’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric — which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year — preemptively ...

Trump Plan Could Bring Growers More Water. But Will It Harm California’s Rare Salmon?

Opinion

October 29, 2019

Desert Sun The Trump administration this week declared that pumping more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to supply farms will not jeopardize the endangered salmon and smelt that live in...

Why Are There so Many Protests Across the Globe Right Now?

Opinion

October 24, 2019

The Washington Post Subscription Nine years ago, beginning in Tunisia, a series of street protests across the Middle East turned the region upside down and became known as the Arab Spring. At times ...

When the Urge to Write Is a Life Sentence

Opinion

October 24, 2019

The New York Times Subscription The Turkish novelist and journalist Ahmet Altan is serving a life sentence in prison in his home country, allowed to see his children only occasionally and his writin...

Gideon Levy: The Zionist Tango: Step Left, Step Right

Opinion

October 23, 2019

The Haaretz columnist spoke at the Institute for Research: Middle East Policy conference on March 2, 2018. In his comments, Levy described what he called Israel’s “core values” which prevent a solution t...

Democrats Growing in State. Fresno and Clovis Too.

Valley Bred California Chrome Slated for Sale to Japan

One of These Men Will Be a New Fresno Councilman. They Debate.

Fresno Victim’s Father: ‘Xy is a Child of the City’

California Families Are Hungry While a Third of Crops Rot in Fields

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

Meet the Scientist Who’s Been Counting California Butterflies for 47 Years and Has No Plans to Stop

Q&A: Mark Ruffalo on Playing the Lawyer Who Took on DuPont

LeBron Sets Triple-Double Mark, Lakers Hold off OKC 112-107

Hello Lemoore! ‘Simpsons’ Co-Producer Has Valley Roots

Walters: Democrats Want to Kneecap Ballot Measures

Will Nelson Rid FUSD of the Incompetent and the Indifferent?

Walters: Newsom Huffs and Puffs, Like the Big Bad Wolf

Whether It’s Giving Blood or Money, Help Start the Healing

Muslim Youth Have a Place to Call Their Own at My Deen

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

California Independents Can Vote in Democrats' 2020 Primary

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

Buttigieg Touts Military Service, Wary of Overstating Role

Attacking Trump and Billionaires, Sanders Draws Thousands in Fresno

Opinion

Yes, the Billionaire Club Is One We Really Need to Shut Down

Investing in Saudi Arabia’s Oil Company Is an Investment in a Brutal Regime

Shamu and SeaWorld’s Legacy of Suffering

Baghdadi’s Death Could Mean More American Withdrawal in the Middle East. That’s Bad News.

California Destroys $1 Trillion Gig Economy With New Law

Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Have Turned California Into a Problem-Plagued Burning Nightmare

Trump Plan Could Bring Growers More Water. But Will It Harm California’s Rare Salmon?

Why Are There so Many Protests Across the Globe Right Now?

When the Urge to Write Is a Life Sentence

Gideon Levy: The Zionist Tango: Step Left, Step Right

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