Our penal system is a shameful open secret.
Prisons, Jails, Hoosgows — Black Holes in Our Social Cosmos
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Are Cities up to Climate Change? Is Albuquerque?
We need a city-wide discussion on inevitable climate extremes.
A Cruel Movida Against Environmental Justice
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 […]
Authoritarian Cities or Enlightened Participatory Planning
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.