What’s really behind New Mexico’s budget woes
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We’ve been passing big tax cuts since 2003 that were supposed to “create” jobs. They didn’t. Continue Reading
The Las Cruces School Board is doing the right thing
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The LCPS Board of Education has identified our strengths and has brought members of the community together in deciding what we need in our next superintendent. Continue Reading
Compromise is required to set New Mexico back on the right path
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The hard truth is that blue skies, wide-open spaces, a unique cuisine and an unhurried lifestyle are not an economic development plan. Continue Reading
Medicaid cuts will impact care for all New Mexicans
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It is crucial that the governor calls for a special session and lawmakers come together to ensure that our health-care system works for us as New Mexicans. Continue Reading
How Donald Trump inspired me to speak up
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I decided to raise my voice against Donald Trump’s proposed policies because I do not want my children to inherit a nation that was transformed into a hate land. Continue Reading
Analyzing the video of Breaion King’s arrest in Austin
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About half of the people commented with the usual vitriol towards law enforcement, and said that her arrest typified a law enforcement predisposition to arrest people of color. The other half concluded that Ms. King was resisting arrest and got what she deserved. Continue Reading
What Susana Martinez should have said at the RNC
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On the national stage, Governor Susana Martinez blew it again. Continue Reading
Our Constitution will protect us, if we use it right
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The political right, left, and center are increasingly coalescing around the concern, the fear, that the core values we all cherish are being subsumed by what President Eisenhower might have called the “military, contractor, security complex.” Continue Reading
Ted Cruz trumps bid for unity at GOP convention
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Ted Cruz has already indicated his interest in another run for president in 2020, and on Wednesday, he put down his wager. Continue Reading
Is Gary Johnson a fiscal conservative?
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Gary Johnson’s record shows that he is capable of reasonably conservative spending — at least when his record is compared to contemporary Republicans. Continue Reading
Thanks to governor, PED, House GOP, school funding crisis looms
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Larger class sizes, fewer teachers, fewer counselors, and reduced classes in physical education, music, dance and art can be expected if the experience of other states is any guide. Continue Reading
Local relationships can improve race relations, trust in police
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Sure, it’s great to get together once a year for breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, but on what other occasions do they meet? Continue Reading
We need to relinquish space, uplift the voices of the most marginalized
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Until we acknowledge and dismantle the historic and intersecting systems of oppression that have created this reality — imperialism, colonialism, white supremacy, capitalism, patriarchy — systems in which I am complicit and from which I benefit — communities will not be safe or free. Continue Reading
Costs outweigh benefits of removing carbon from the atmosphere
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Reducing carbon emissions in New Mexico and throughout the United States is a worthy goal. But how great a price is the Land of Enchantment willing to pay? Continue Reading
Congress puts politics ahead of public safety
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Americans and our elected representatives in Washington are legitimately divided on many issues including immigration, but we should all be united in standing up for victims of crime. Continue Reading