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Don’t Agonize. Organize.

By Laura Paskus | November 26, 2024

Earlier this year, Arturo Sandoval, founding director of the Center of Southwest Culture, spoke with me about his role organizing…

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‘We’re All in This Together’

By Jeff Proctor | November 22, 2024

Tumbling down the rabbit hole of news spraying out from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition is an easy temptation: Gaetz out,…

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What comes next?

By Laura Paskus | November 19, 2024

On last week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus, I spoke with Julia Bernal, executive director of Pueblo Action Alliance.…

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‘Computer Says No’ 

By Lou DiVizio | November 15, 2024

We’ve been looking for ways to address the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence over the last several months at New…

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A person carefully measures the teeth of an anesthetized wolf using calipers and a dental gag, with the serene sound of flowing water in the background.

‘Capitalism, among other things, had made the wolf a wolf.’

By Laura Paskus | November 13, 2024

Last Friday, the New Mexico Game Commission hosted a special listening session on Mexican gray wolf management in the state.…

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Making Sense of the 2024 Election

By Jeff Proctor | November 8, 2024

There exists a near-endless list of places you could go and read an overwritten think-piece on how this year’s presidential…

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A Storm is Coming

By Laura Paskus | November 6, 2024

Last night, I stayed up far too late, refreshing election results and The New York Times homepage. Like many people,…

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A Quadruple Dose of Candidate Conversations

By Jeff Proctor | November 1, 2024

Consider this week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus something of a mad dash to the finish line of what…

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Book cover titled "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise," with "20" and "25" in large blue and red numbers. Foreword by Kevin Roberts, PhD. Edited by Paul Dans and Steven Groves.

Whose Plan Is it, Anyway?

By Jeff Proctor | October 25, 2024

It’s election season, which means I’ve seen enough political yard signs around town the last several weeks to have taken…

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Gaza Looms Over Election for some Native People

By Bella Davis | October 18, 2024

Nicole Pelt (Diné) says she’s voting for Kamala Harris, partly because she’s worried a second Donald Trump presidency will lead…

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Money Can’t Buy You Love, but it Buys Political Access

By Lou DiVizio | October 11, 2024

We’re officially in the homestretch of election season. Early voting has begun, and we’re all being forced to wade through…

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An Inflection Point for NM’s Largest Newspaper

By Jeff Proctor | October 4, 2024

A Rio Rancho municipal court judge on Thursday, Oct. 3, ordered Albuquerque Journal Executive Editor Patrick Ethridge released from the Sandoval…

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