Senate Bill 11 would establish a 12-week Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) benefit for nearly all workers in the state. There is amounting chamber of commerce effort to kill this bill and bill sponsor, Rep. Linda Serrato called us to… Read More ›
Economic justice
What People Can Do When Freed of Capitalist Thinking: Two Inspiring Tales
On the eve of a new year, Retake wants to reset and rethink how we view the world. We do not have to live a zero sum game where for one to win or to succeed, others must suffer. There… Read More ›
“Our economic crisis isn’t inflation, it’s corporate greed and the GOP will only make that worse”–Bernie Sanders
As election day neared, Bernie delivered the message that should have been the theme to all Dem campaign rhetoric. Corporate greed is at a 70-year high and oil companies are buying back stock, not lowering prices. Dems got killed on… Read More ›
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 ›
A Golden Opportunity to Do the Right Thing: End Predatory Lending in NM
In the 2021 Legislative Session, Democratic leadership failed to reduce small loan lending rates from an eye-popping 175% to a still too high but more bearable 36%. 2022 offers Dems a chance for redemption and, on the heels of the… Read More ›
What’s At Stake in $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill? EVERYTHING. Take Action!
I’m taking a shot at this important post heavily relying on Heather Cox Richardson and The New York Times — a call to action and an update on my stroke progress.