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Paul Gibson and his wife, Roxanne Barber came to Santa Fe in 2012. Since arriving in Santa Fe they have been involved in the development of the Academy of Sustainability Education at Santa Fe High, as volunteers with Master Gardeners, New Energy Economy, and other local efforts. Most recently they coordinated the SantaFe4Bernie campaign, an effort that took advice from Bernie and focused locally, morphing into Retake the Roundhouse. Retake the Roundhouse worked with other advocacy groups around the state to support nine important races, winning seven of them and contributing to NM being the only state legislature in the country that turned blue in the last election. They now are exiting from partisan election processes and have created Retake Our Democracy, a 501-c-4 non-profit organization that tried to make daily activism easier by providing a wide range of resources, information and tools that empower and activate supporters.
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Strategies for Overcoming SCOTUS; Midterm Update; Santolina Call to Action
In last week’s post, “Biden Climate Bill is About More than Climate: It Taxes the Rich & Large Corporations, Allows Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices & More,” we described how, as long as we lack the power to force meaningful change,… Read More ›
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Biden Climate Bill is About More than Climate: It Taxes the Rich & Large Corporations, Allows Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices & More
Today we summarize the deal brokered with Sen. Joe Manchin and nine other Democrats. The new Inflation Reduction Act is VERY far from perfect — there is much to like but as our analysis reveals there is as much to… Read More ›
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NM Nearly Last in Legislative Professionalism, UNM Study Finds
A report on Legislative Professionalism for the State of New Mexico was developed by Dr. Timothy Krebs and Dr. Michael Rocca of the University of New Mexico. The purpose of their report is, first, to compare the New Mexico state… Read More ›
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The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing in the Wind: We Just Need to Act
How exactly does NM benefit from Pattern Energy exporting our wind to other states? They are pocketing significant profits that could be ours. Retake has been part of a coalition of NM advocates, Public Power NM, who have been meeting… Read More ›
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Dems Don’t Need Better “Messaging” They Need More Candidates Like Gabe Vasquez and John Fetterman
“Messaging” smacks of inauthenticity, as it amounts to hiring consultants to study polls and then tell you what you should think and how you should talk about it. “Messaging” is transparently sugar-coating issues rather than speaking authentically from the heart…. Read More ›
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Nothing But Good News from NM CD2, from Chile, and from Santa Fe
In May, the country of Chile created one of the most democratic and environmentally responsible constitutions in world history. It protects the earth, prevents environmental incursion by mining and extractive industries, protects women, and offers restitution and constitutional protection for… Read More ›