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V.B. Price has lived in New Mexico since l958, mostly in Albuquerque’s North Valley, writing poetry, journalism and non-fiction. His website is vbprice.com.

Deb Haaland for Governor

Deb Haaland for Governor

September 22, 2025 By V.B. Price 6 Comments

Haaland’s political sophistication and commitment to racial and environmental justice make her the ideal candidate.

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Shunning Ageism, Embracing Old Age

Shunning Ageism, Embracing Old Age

August 24, 2025 By V.B. Price 10 Comments

This week, if I remain lucky, I will celebrate my 85th birthday. I find myself now belonging to a cohort that makes up 5% of the population.

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Eugenics: The Disgusting Pseudoscience of White Supremacy

Eugenics: The Disgusting Pseudoscience of White Supremacy

July 20, 2025 By V.B. Price 7 Comments

Racist research organizations are appealing to conservative donors.

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These Could Be the Unkindest Cuts of All in the West

These Could Be the Unkindest Cuts of All in the West

June 8, 2025 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

Trump’s gutting of Colorado River system funds is morally despicable and leaves those in the West in danger.

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Chickenshit Mainstream Media: The Dim Star of the Information Age

Chickenshit Mainstream Media: The Dim Star of the Information Age

May 11, 2025 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

The Fourth Estate has become the president’s PR machine.

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Palmer Raids, McCarren, McCarthy, HUAC, Watergate, #47 — Low Points in American Conservatism

Palmer Raids, McCarren, McCarthy, HUAC, Watergate, #47 — Low Points in American Conservatism

April 21, 2025 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

MAGA fanatics have set their sights on weeding out the evil “enemy within.”

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What We Don’t Know Is What a MAGA FBI Will Do to Dissent      

What We Don’t Know Is What a MAGA FBI Will Do to Dissent      

April 6, 2025 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

In spite of a new McCarthyism, a loyal opposition provides glimpses of hope.

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