Radical systemic change will never be achieved through the current two party electoral system and meaningful local change requires time-consuming community education and organization. We need time we don’t have.
The GOP is reeling as farm and rust belt opposition to tariffs builds, polling shows trouble ahead8,. yet the Democratic Party remains numb to the opportunity to nurture a progressive wave.
Donate to Retake Today! If you believe in what we are doing, we need your financial support to cover ongoing expenses. Most of these expenses are largely ‘invisible’ but amount to between $300-$400/month. We don’t ask often, but the balance is getting low. 😉 Chevron, PNM, Big Money PACS Trying to Buy Key Elections. Buying…
You can write antagonistic blog posts at voters who support a candidate you have issues with OR you can have conversation with those supporters and try to understand. Retake took the latter path and today we share why easements mean so much in Dist. 46. Thoughts on Dist. 46 & the Easement Issue I haven’t…
Info on the Santa Fe plan for protest should Mueller be fired, as well as info on Poor People’s Campaign, and a call for support for Fischmann and Yazzie. It is time to canvass, call and contribute. Also at the end of the post, a video of Steve Pearce, just to motivate you to be…
Wow. Yazzie and Fischmann inspiredthe room. We ran out of donation envelopes. We also include video of their talk and links to their campaign sites, along with info on the status of SFUAD , and how to provide input. Finally, Mueller appears to have Trump caged and the GOP doesn’t seem ready to help Trump…
Today we present excerpts from Rep. Lujan Grisham’s excellent Energy Plan, a reminder about our reception for Eco-Incredible PRC candidates, Yazzie and Fischmann (meet two real heroes) and a tip of the hat to the Santa Fe Public Schools Board.
Many are confused by what the Public Regulation Commission does, how Commissioners are elected and how decisions are made. In today’s post, we clarify how the PRC operates and why the 2018 PRC primary election is so vitally important. For once, we have two tremendous choices running and Retake will have both of them in…
The fossil fuel industry isn’t going away and is investing billions in facilities that can generate a projected 40% increase in plastic production. This is an appalling report that illustrates how capitalist greed focuses on short-term profit at the expense of our planet. Disgusting. On a positive note, Sat. 11am on KSFR, Retake interviews Peter…
After another three hour discussion and three more amendments, the Senate Judicial Committee voted 10-2 to approve HB 325 and this was a vastly improved bill, but flaws identified by other environmental allies remained in the bill and so New Energy Economy and Retake withdrew its support and the bill will die in the Senate.…