A landmark environmental justice regulation proposed in Albuquerque — undoubtedly the most important of its kind in generations — has so frightened the business community here that it has gone to preposterous and disgusting lengths to undermine and destroy it. Westside City Councilor and conservative Republican Dan Lewis, a petroleum businessman and pastor, introduced two […]
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It’s time for a new era of federal urban policy development.
Disempowerment: The Virus of the Information Age
Finding an antidote to terrible times.
Acts of Moral Courage
Bill Richardson’s most uplifting gift to New Mexico was ending capital punishment in the state.
Fewer Guns, Fewer Babies Shot With Guns
A noble effort on gun behavior was smothered by the gun lobby, its shrieking acolytes and political shills.
New Mexico as a National Nuclear Sacrifice Zone
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Agism: Cruel and Foolish Stereotypes That Plague Us All
We must challenge the cruelty of hypocrisy-fueled hate and ignorance.