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Happy Juneteenth — and a Blast from the Past

Three people sit around a blue table in a studio setting with blank blue screens in the background. Each has a cup in front of them and appears to be in conversation.

Suffice it to say the nostalgia was flowing like sweet tea on a hot summer day in New Mexico in Focus Land this week.  With this week’s show airing on Juneteenth, Producer Antonio Sanchez set about looking for a story that could animate the holiday with some modern meaning. He recalled that just a few…

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A Trump Lawsuit, Oil Money — and a Little Something Different

A sign for CoreCivic Torrance County Detention Facility stands by a road, with a fence, vehicles, and buildings visible in the background.

By now, most of you know the Trump administration has sued New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque over their immigration enforcement policies. This week, we get some local reaction from the Albuquerque city councilor and the state representative who sponsored the laws that drew the Trump Justice Department’s ire.  And on the foreign policy…

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