■Israel launched a bombing raid on Gaza during the Super Bowl. ■At least 67 Palestinians were killed in the attack. ■The attack is now known as "the Super Bowl massacre." During the recent Super Bowl, as millions of Americans were engrossed in the game, Israel launched a bombing raid on...
Why Israel Can’t Win the War: Global Security Expert Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is an emeritus professor of Peace Studies at England's University of Bradford and a global security consultant with Oxford Research Group. Rogers, who has more than 30 years of experience in international security and arms control, explains to British newspaper columnist and podcast host Owen Jones why Israel...
My Ability to Solve Problems Is Why I’m Running for Congress: Kyle Kirkland
My name is Kyle Kirkland and I’m running for Congress in California’s District 20. I’m not a career politician, I don’t have the backing of a political machine and I’m not endorsed by anyone other than the people I’ve met throughout my career. However, what I do have is four...
The Unintended Consequences of US Military Strikes in Yemen. What Should Biden Do Instead?
The U.S. and U.K. military strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels are unlikely to achieve their goal of reopening the Red Sea shipping lanes, as the Houthis only need to continue their attempts to disrupt shipping to maintain an effective blockade, writes Middle East analyst Trita Parsi for Time. This blockade...
Vote No on $1.4 Billion Measure E Sales Tax: George Radanovich
In November 2022, Fresno County voters rightfully rejected a $720 million sales tax increase to pay for facilities improvements and scholarships at Fresno State. Now the same tax-and-spend crowd behind that failed measure is back again with Measure E, a $1.4 billion tax increase on Fresno County taxpayers to build...
I Took the Cold Water Plunge: Here’s Why I’m Never Going To Stop
Cold plunging has now entered the mainstream, with 500 million views of cold plunging videos on TikTok. Local Polar Bear clubs, where hundreds, or even thousands, of swimmers dive into freezing waters, usually end up being a 30-second soundbite on local news channels or a one-shot newspaper headline. Questions about...
Fresno State Psych Professor Offers 10 Tips for Effective New Year’s Resolutions
One of my favorite holidays is New Year’s Eve. It’s an excellent time to reflect upon the past 12 months and transition with optimism for the coming year. So, inevitably, many of us make New Year’s resolutions to mark this transition filled with all the ways we wish to improve...
City Council’s Rejection of Quality Inn Housing Project Is a ‘Financially Reckless’ Flip-Flop
The Fresno City Council's recent decision to reject the Quality Inn Homekey project is not just disappointing from a project development standpoint, it's financially reckless, denies immediate funding for our city, places future state proposals in jeopardy, and will have a direct, negative impact on the lives of those in...
Zakaria: In 2024, U.S. Domestic Politics Will Cast a Dark Shadow Across the World
Fareed Zakaris writes, “the most worrying challenge to the rules-based international order does not come from China, Russia, or Iran. It comes from the United States.” If America retreats, in each of these three areas, aggression and disorder will rise, Zakaria says. As a result, 2024 might be a year...
Someone Will Need to Proofread the Work of Fresno Unified’s High-Priced Copy Editors
In early December, GV Wire published an article with the eye-catching headline “Will Fresno Unified Pay a SoCal Firm $55 a Page to Proofread Literacy Plan?” A few days later, the answer to that question became clear. Yes, indeed it would. The Fresno Unified Board of Trustees on Dec. 6...
