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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.

MAGA Potty-Mouth Propaganda in the Duke City

MAGA Potty-Mouth Propaganda in the Duke City

December 3, 2023 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

Councilor Lewis’ anti-environment ravings signal rough times ahead for Albuquerque.

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Prisons, Jails, Hoosgows — Black Holes in Our Social Cosmos

Prisons, Jails, Hoosgows — Black Holes in Our Social Cosmos

November 19, 2023 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Our penal system is a shameful open secret.

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Are Cities up to Climate Change? Is Albuquerque?

Are Cities up to Climate Change? Is Albuquerque?

November 12, 2023 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

We need a city-wide discussion on inevitable climate extremes.

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A Cruel Movida Against Environmental Justice

A Cruel Movida Against Environmental Justice

November 6, 2023 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

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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Authoritarian Cities or Enlightened Participatory Planning

Authoritarian Cities or Enlightened Participatory Planning

October 30, 2023 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

It’s time for a new era of federal urban policy development.

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Disempowerment: The Virus of the Information Age

Disempowerment: The Virus of the Information Age

October 22, 2023 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

Finding an antidote to terrible times.

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Acts of Moral Courage

Acts of Moral Courage

October 9, 2023 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Bill Richardson’s most uplifting gift to New Mexico was ending capital punishment in the state.

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