President Donald Trump’s decision Friday to not certify Iran as being in compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement is raising alarms among experts on Middle East policy. Should the Iranian deal collapse as a result of the president’s action, the risk of war with Iran “is very clear,” says Dr....
Someone Has to Give. Will it be Rest of U.S. or California?
Opinion By Joe Mathews America is terribly polarized. And it’s all on account of California. The trouble is not merely that California itself is such a politically polarized place. Or that California contributes to the many causes of polarization: partisan media, cultural atomization, large-scale political fundraising, technological change, economic anxiety,...
Someone Has to Give. Will it be Rest of U.S. or California?
Opinion By Joe Mathews America is terribly polarized. And it’s all on account of California. The trouble is not merely that California itself is such a politically polarized place. Or that California contributes to the many causes of polarization: partisan media, cultural atomization, large-scale political fundraising, technological change, economic anxiety,...
It's a New Platform, But I've Still Got My Eye on Fresno
Journalism started for me when I was 9 years old. We lived about 20 miles east of Portland, not far from the confluence of the Sandy and Columbia rivers, in a place called Troutdale. I went up and down the street knocking on doors to learn the latest "news," mostly...
It's a New Platform, But I've Still Got My Eye on Fresno
Journalism started for me when I was 9 years old. We lived about 20 miles east of Portland, not far from the confluence of the Sandy and Columbia rivers, in a place called Troutdale. I went up and down the street knocking on doors to learn the latest "news," mostly...
Exclusive: Tom Steyer Talks Trump
Tom Steyer is a force in California politics. The successful hedge fund manager turned environmental activist at NextGen Climate donated $91 million in the last campaign, making him the country's top donor according to Open Secrets. He has also contemplated running for governor in 2018. Recently, Steyer stopped in Fresno to...
Exclusive: Tom Steyer Talks Trump
Tom Steyer is a force in California politics. The successful hedge fund manager turned environmental activist at NextGen Climate donated $91 million in the last campaign, making him the country's top donor according to Open Secrets. He has also contemplated running for governor in 2018. Recently, Steyer stopped in Fresno to...
McClintock on Political Civility
This past weekend, Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Mariposa/Roseville) held a town hall meeting in Roseville that ended with McClintock leaving with a police escort. Citizens were upset over the pending cuts to Obamacare. On the House floor on Tuesday (February 7), McClintock gave a short speech about the need for civility...
McClintock on Political Civility
This past weekend, Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Mariposa/Roseville) held a town hall meeting in Roseville that ended with McClintock leaving with a police escort. Citizens were upset over the pending cuts to Obamacare. On the House floor on Tuesday (February 7), McClintock gave a short speech about the need for civility...