Posts by Nash Jones
Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman on the Importance of Independent Journalism in Fighting for Peace and Democracy
Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of “Democracy Now!” told me she considers New Mexico the show’s second home. When I welcomed her to the state in a small public broadcasting studio in the Roundhouse last Friday, she’d just signed off from a live global broadcast. She lovingly referred to the state — home to…
Read MoreGov. Lujan Grisham Weighs in on the Special Session
The governor and Legislature are co-equal branches of the state government. So, they don’t always see eye-to-eye, which in terms of their roles of checking and balancing one another isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Unlike last year’s special legislative session on public safety, where legislative Democrats adjourned in the matter of hours as a means…
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