We provide links to three very important posts that examine three NM crises: What do we do? Plus we report on our trip to CD-2 where we met with activists in TorC, Silver City and Las Cruces, stopping for a… Read More ›
Personal & Collective Action
Readers’ Views on Extinction Challenge + Call to Action As DCCC Stoops to a New Low + NEE Wins in Supreme Court
Days after Alabama essentially banned all abortions, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is staging a pricey fundraiser for a strident opponent of a woman’s right to choose. Call to Action on this. And it will be fun. The Supreme Court… Read More ›
Ben Ray Lujan Slammed for Deception + A Report On Packed Retake Input & Strategy Session, A Plan for 2019-20 Is Emerging
We had 12 RSVPs, but 47 folks showed up and were brimming with enthusiasm at Thursday’s meeting. Next meeting: June 5, 6:30-8:30pm. Also, Milan Simonich absolutely nailed Rep. Lujan for his fundraising emails, which are clearly annoying, but also apparently… Read More ›
A Critical Look at Last Week’s Posts and an Urgent Action Alert for Asylum Seeker Relief: Call ABQ City Council Today
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… Read More ›
Urgent Action Alert to Support Asylum Seekers. Please Share, Especially to ABQ
What is Retake about if it isn’t there to advocate at critical moments, in ABQ on Monday the City Council will vote on whether or not to allocate $250K to support asylum seeker relief efforts. This is critically needed funding…. Read More ›
Sixty Mega Corps Paid Zero in Taxes in 2018: A Symbol of What We’ve Become. A Very Important Post
This is NOT just Trump, this is US tax policy for decades. We of the 99% pay taxes, can’t deduct medical expenses, or college tuition costs, but corporations benefit from tax policies that allow them to entirely escape paying any… Read More ›