Last week’s post created, in effect, a sequenced series of related posts that points to how Retake Our Democracy might use its resources to create conditions to advance justice in NM. Today’s post also provides a critical action alert and three short videos from AOC, Naomi Klein & Valarie Kaur. This post should be shared…
Today’s post extends the theme from yesterday’s post: How can we move the needle? How can we move from frustrated and angry to productively engaged in a campaign that could foster the conditions, capacities, and commitment necessary to address social, economic and climate crises? Join the conversation.
Dems go to war to regulate gas and oil. NOT. The post focuses on SB 546 the “produced” water bill, the bill amended at 3am on the last day of the session with 9 minutes of debate. Amazing what can get done when you have NM Gas & Oil Assoc.is pushing. Sen. JA Smith introduces…
Ferlinghetti’s Pity the Nation will send chills through your spine. Prescient. Naomi Klein’s video describes perfectly how the corporatocracy are using disaster to privatize our future, and then there is Holtec. Finally, NM’s chance to be first in something: toxic nuclear waste storage.
Today we thank the many scores of you who were part of the Roundhouse Advocacy effort. The relationships formed in this work is what will help us continue our efforts to achieve justice in NM. As usual, on Mondays we include a reprise of the week’s posts exposing shocking backdoor Roundhouse deals & serious threats…
The Colorado Senate approved a bill to strongly regulate gas & oil, sending their lobbyists into a tizzy. “Gas & Oil will be driven from the state…” Heard that anywhere else? The Roundhouse? We also present info on how the Santa Fe City Attorney wants to review procurement bids without public scrutiny breaking a long-held…
The Roundhouse continues to dominate the news with the PRC lawsuit shedding light on what SB 489 was really about, calls to action to protect seed sovereignty and our waters from “produced” toxic fracking water, plus another call to action in support of local activist Ken Mayer. All actions are still in play, links provided…
There will be a good deal of finger pointing, but as is laid out in this post, the blame for this falls with Democratic leadership from the Governor to the leadership of each chamber and many committees.
This post describes our need to take control of the banking, fossil fuel and utility industries to address climate change adequately. After hearing Dar Jamail speak at the Lensic, I convinced that whatever hope we have requires the end of private market control over anything that matters.We also include a Roundhouse Roundup and news about…
Dahr Jamail will be at the Lensic tomorrow night and so today we offer a preview of his thinking on activism in the age of extinction. It is not an easy read, but for those who want to face reality honestly, it is an important, moving, and illuminating perspective.As species die off rapidly it is…