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Climate Change, the Lost Reality in the Sick World of All-Trump-All-The-Time News

Climate Change, the Lost Reality in the Sick World of All-Trump-All-The-Time News

February 22, 2026 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

The GOP has chosen to disparage responsible and compassionate precaution in favor of profit and unholy greed.

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Traumatizing Children for Political Gain Is Child Abuse at Its Despicable Worst

Traumatizing Children for Political Gain Is Child Abuse at Its Despicable Worst

February 8, 2026 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

The numbers are staggering and beyond shameful. The American Immigration Council reports that during Donald Trump’s first term in office more than 4,600 children were separated from their immigrant families, turning them into what’s been called “state-created orphans.” Human Rights Watch estimates that by as late as 2024, some 1,360 of those children still had […]

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Giving Thanks for New Mexico

Giving Thanks for New Mexico

November 25, 2025 By V.B. Price 6 Comments

We are blessed with the enormous good fortune to reside in this beautiful land rich in culture and community.

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The Shameful, the Bogus, the Inept

The Shameful, the Bogus, the Inept

November 2, 2025 By V.B. Price 3 Comments

While New Mexico’s Democratic leadership shines, the party that has no visible agenda to compete against the cruelties of Republican right wing extremism.

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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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