A brief post today with down ballot recommendations and an invite to a very interesting election strategy Zoominar TONIGHT, sent to us by Morty Simon & Carol Oppenheimer.
Local-State Government & Legislation
NY Provides Model for Transforming NM State Senate
We have 8 NM Senators who voted NO on abortion decriminalization. But as the Report Card shows, that is the tip of the iceberg. Well, NY had 8 DINOs, too and has a model for fixing that. Read on.
2019 Legislative Report Card Published: The Good, the Bad and the Mind-boggling
Our look back at last week’s posts will be done tomorrow. We don’t want anything to distract from what we are posting now. The Report Card has been months in development, relied on the work of scores of volunteers, allies,… Read More ›
US Spends 10 Times More to Subsidize Fossil Fuels than to Support Public Education–There is an Ethics Lesson for You
The ongoing theme has been how misinformation is used to dissuade the public on multiple critical issues. Today, we examine how Koch-funded talking heads parrot false information about how NM extremists are getting rich advocating for a transition to renewables…. Read More ›
Post Alabama (and there are more Alabamas in queue), Is Abortion Now an Absolute Litmus Test?
Despite 60-70% of the population wanting to uphold Roe v Wade, a national effort is afoot that is developing a momentum of its own and it is beyond frightening. The post examines how quickly a woman’s right to make decisions… Read More ›
We Have 12 Years & In the 2019 Legislative Session We Went Nowhere on Climate Change: All Hands On Deck Tonight.
We are nearing completion of the 2019 Legislative Report Card. While we had much to celebrate, we compromised far too much to corporate interests in other areas..Tonight Retake seeks your input and ideas to inform how we move forward and… Read More ›