Pension raid proposal is nothing more than grandstanding
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House Republicans say they want to take money from their own retirements, which sounds quite noble. But the reality is very different. Continue Reading
Bipartisan solutions to shore up New Mexico’s budget
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Voters may not like tax increases, but they love closing loopholes, a level playing field, and sensible, bipartisan revenue solutions to fund important services. Continue Reading
Tax cuts, loopholes, exemptions leading to systemic implosion in NM
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We can’t keep slashing government without endangering things we value most, like the right to a fair trial and legal representation. Continue Reading
Santolina TIDDs would guarantee fiscal crises for decades
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Since nobody can provide adequate services at 55 cents on the dollar, taxpayers from the rest of the county have to bail out Santolina. Continue Reading
Workers shouldn’t pay for Gov. Martinez’s bad gambles
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A pension pay swap is a pay cut for working families, and it’s an unnecessary, cruel, and counterproductive one. Continue Reading
We don’t need a self-destroyer in the White House
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Donald Trump’s vindictiveness overwhelms even basic self-preservation instincts. Continue Reading
‘Think tank’ butchers pension reform facts
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Not everything the Manhattan Institute publishes is false, or even misleading. But it’s hard to trust their analysis of the other 48 states when they got so many things so provably wrong in their analysis of pension reform in New Jersey and New Mexico. Continue Reading
Right-to-work laws hurt all workers and the economy
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The Rio Grande Foundation can try to cobble together all the complex statistical formulae in the world, but the reality is their vision of a workforce with no rights and no power almost always leads to lower wages and higher unemployment. Continue Reading
Luján has been workers’ true champion and hero
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House Speaker Ben Luján has not only led, but he has done so with a serenity, grace and skill that is unmatched in New Mexico politics, and I daresay in political circles anywhere in America. It’s hard to put into words how much Speaker Luján has meant to working people throughout the state. Continue Reading
My prediction: Mitt’s the man
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It’s not too late for a non-Mitt to win the GOP primary, but it’s getting close. The main reason Romney won’t lose? The reasons for each of the big four non-Mitts staying in are too compelling for any one of them to drop in the next few weeks. Continue Reading
Knowing the difference between red and blue
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One activist at a recent Occupy Wall Street protest held a sign saying, “Red or blue, they screw you.” Talk about undiscerning. Changing the country is going to take more than protests. It means knowing who is on the side of 99 percent of us and who is not. Continue Reading
Ten years gone, and work to do
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In 10 years, we’ve had good success in fighting our enemies using one of three avenues: force. Let’s work on improving our diplomatic game and economic independence over the next 10 years and end this war on terrorism for good. Continue Reading
Fact checking the Rio Grande Foundation: Sloppy and deceptive
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The Rio Grande Foundation has launched another series of attacks on workers that are deceptive at best and out-and-out false at worst. Here’s a point-by-point refutation. Continue Reading
Apples to Apples: Public workers make less
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The Rio Grande Foundation can claim otherwise, but when you compare apples to apples, public sector workers make less than private sector workers. Continue Reading
The common agenda
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Dems are bound to disagree with the incoming administration on some issues, but the early transition from campaign to governance is showing promise for partnership.
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