A well done is better than well said Ben Franklin Last Saturday we observed Veteran’s Day. Originally termed Armistice Day in honor of those fallen during WWI, the U.S. sets aside November 11th as a day to recognize the men and women of the armed forces who have served and given their lives for our country. My…
The Right’s Assault on the Truth
This November, elections are up for members of a local school board, and unfortunately, my area is not immune to the epidemic of right-wing infiltration into such positions. On a community social media platform I follow a post titled “ Sick of woke schools?” caught my attention. The post went on to ask citizens to…
GOP Bizzaro World
I grew up with two older brothers who loved collecting comics, and as the youngest, I often grabbed their cast-offs and spent hours reading about superheroes, villains, and vampires. One of their favorite publications was the DC Bizarro World comic series, which told tales of a backward world created by a deformed clone of Superman…
Don’t Give Up on the Missing
Last week, a state task force formed in 2021 by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration to explore solutions to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and individuals was dissolved. In 2019, New Mexico House Bill 278 was passed, and in May of 2021, Governor Lujan Grishman signed Executive Order 2021-013, which established the first phase of the task force. The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and…
GOP House Fire
After House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) announced he was dropping out of the Speaker of the House race last Thursday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has emerged as a probable contender to fill the slot, especially after Trump endorsed him the next day. Jordan, a founding member of the ironically named “Freedom Caucus,” is no friend to Democracy and no champion of government. Along…
Not Just About a Statue
Last month, while attending a peaceful protest against the reinstatement of the Juan de Onate statue outside the County Annex building in Espanola, 23-year-old Ryan Martinez of Sandia Park pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot Native American activist Jacob Johns in the chest. Martinez, sporting a red MAGA ballcap reportedly grappled with several men while…
Shutdown Dysfunction
As I pen this blog post, a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House voted to avert a shutdown at midnight tonight. The Senate just passed it and it’s headed to President Biden’s desk. The bill wouldn’t have passed had Democrats not come to the rescue, bailing out a GOP plagued with infighting and lack of leadership. The 45-day stopgap funding…
The UAW Strike Isn’t Just About Wages
Although naturally, I’m a cynic, I’m crossing my fingers that the United Auto Workers strike against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis will make a positive and lasting impact on labor laws. It’s no secret that our nation is held captive by Wall Street, corporate profit margins, and big paychecks for CEOs. For example, GM’s CEO Mary Barra made $29 million in…
Twisting the Second Amendment
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order last Friday involving a 30-day suspension of open carry and concealed carry gun laws within Albuquerque and Bernalillo County has sent the far-right and the New Mexico GOP into an apoplectic fit. Due to considerable blowback from both Republicans and Democrats, the Governor more recently amended the order to apply only to city parks and…
Consider the Source: Don’t Mind the Polls, Vote for Democracy
Despite the 91 criminal counts in four separate indictments against the “former guy,” a recent Wall Street Journal poll shows a tight 2024 race between that “former guy” and President Joe Biden: In fact, the poll showed Trump just one point ahead of the President. Adding insult to injury for the incumbent prez, Real Clear Politics polling averages show the President a mere 0.4% point margin over Trump,…