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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.

Pandemics of 1968 and 2020: Surviving the Virus of American Politics

Pandemics of 1968 and 2020: Surviving the Virus of American Politics

May 10, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

How will people describe this year of upheaval 50 years from now?

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Can Americans Respond to Fundamental Change With Courage and Intelligence?

Can Americans Respond to Fundamental Change With Courage and Intelligence?

May 3, 2020 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

A post-pandemic America will require a major rearrangement of American culture.

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Earth Day 2020: 50 Years of Being Too Ignorant to Be Pessimistic

Earth Day 2020: 50 Years of Being Too Ignorant to Be Pessimistic

April 26, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Since the first Earth Day, millions of people have become environmentally activated to help create a sustainable world in spite of the dinosaurs in power.

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How Odd to Be the Lesser of Two Evils and Easily Left to Die

How Odd to Be the Lesser of Two Evils and Easily Left to Die

April 19, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

This pandemic reminds us that inequality can be a death sentence for many of us.

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The Free Market and Rugged Consumerism Won’t Cure COVID-19 or Any Other Virus

The Free Market and Rugged Consumerism Won’t Cure COVID-19 or Any Other Virus

April 12, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Individualism without cooperation in these times is not only suicidal but potentially homicidal.

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Will We Always Be Fools About Climate Change?

Will We Always Be Fools About Climate Change?

April 5, 2020 By V.B. Price 6 Comments

Can we adapt our environmental thinking in a post-coronavirus world?

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The Age of Anxiety: Personal Liberty v. Public Health

The Age of Anxiety: Personal Liberty v. Public Health

March 30, 2020 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Is exercising financial and personal freedoms worth causing someone else to suffer an agonizing death?

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