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| Steve Terrell |
Terrell: Susana's Softer Touch
Deposition by Sunland Park Mayor Damaging
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| Martin Resendiz |
NMPolitics.net Recognized by Politico
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| Heath Haussamen |
Hogue: The Hidden Casualty
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| Ilyse Hogue |
The Nation - Most of the endless rehashing of the debt deal has correctly focused on the fact that corporate interests and Tea Party politics have prevailed again, at the expense of the middle class, children in poverty, students and the elderly. But in understanding the long-term impact of this drawn-out debate, too little attention has been paid to the blow it has dealt to the foundational principles of our democracy. A CNN poll conducted after the deal shows that a whopping 77 percent of Americans believe that elected officials acted like “spoiled children.” The yawning gap between the mindset of decision-makers in Washington and the daily reality of most Americans is a grave threat to what organizers call “little-d democracy.” This is about neither the Democratic Party nor the procedural machinery by which our nominally democratic government operates. “Little-d democracy” is the basic idea that ordinary Americans, regardless of rank or stature, can have a voice in shaping our own destiny. Read full commentary here: News New Mexico
New Bombshell: Feds allegedly allowed Sinaloa cartel to move cocaine into U.S. for information
From the El Paso Times.com - U.S. federal agents allegedly allowed the Sinaloa drug cartel to traffic several tons of cocaine into the United States in exchange for information about rival cartels, according to court documents filed in a U.S. federal court. The allegations are part of the defense of Vicente Zambada-Niebla, who was extradited to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges in Chicago. The court in Chicago held a status hearing today and ordered the U.S. government to respond to Zambada-Niebla's motion containing the allegations by Sept. 11. The case could prove to be a bombshell on par with the ATF's "Operation Fast and Furious," except that instead of U.S. guns being allowed to walk across the border, the Sinaloa cartel was allowed to bring drugs into the United States over a five-year period, the documents allege. Read more
Chiles beat the heat: State's favorite veggie weathers tough growing conditions
From the Santa Fe New Mexican.com - The familiar roasters are popping up, spinning their Hatch green chile and luring in customers with the unrivaled smell of charred skins. At Los Chile Bros., in business for 25 years, owner Johnny Duran is happy to be out selling chile at his usual Big Lots rental spot on Cerrillos Road after a spring and summer of unfavorable crop conditions. Although New Mexico is known for all things chile, this year's drought and extreme heat have withered almost a quarter of Duran's crop. "We like the heat, but what's happening is that it's too hot and it's burning up the little flowers," said Duran, who opened his stand last week. "And each flower is a chile." According to the National Weather Service, this July was the fourth warmest on record dating back to 1895. The warmth — combined with a winter snowpack that provided Duran with only 4 inches of spring water compared to the usual foot, as well as cold weather that extended well into the third week of May — has delayed the ripening of his chiles. Although he was running behind his usual selling start date of July 26 by just two days, Duran is now selling only three varieties of the Hatch chile: mild, hot and extra-hot. Usually by the end of July, Duran has all of his varieties available, including the Big Jim chiles. Chile always has been a popular vegetable for private gardeners to nurse from seedlings, according to Emily Skelton, who works in the seed department of Plants of the Southwest. But she said that despite the chile's popularity, it is an unpredictable plant to grow in places like Santa Fe because of the fluctuation of daily temperatures, even in the summer. Read more
No Raise for Albuquerque Teachers
Fischmann: Smart regulation is key to a strong economy
From NM Politics.net - By Steve Fischmann - Politicians on the right tell us that cutting government spending, ending the “nanny” state and reducing taxes are the keys to righting all of our economic woes. From the left we are told that stimulus spending, funding major social programs, and raising taxes on the rich is the road to job creation and fixing the economy. Washington wages war over the budget and the theatre is riveting as politicians play Russian roulette with our future by putting U.S. credit worthiness at risk. We’re so transfixed by this iconic battle between left and right that we seem to have forgotten what precipitated our current economic woes in the first place. It wasn’t lazy welfare cheats, and it wasn’t ridiculously generous tax breaks to the wealthy – though neither helped. It was lack of commonsense regulation in the financial markets. Read more
63% of Democrats: We're Going the Wrong Way
Richardson Pay-to-Play Allegations Surface in Baltimore
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| Bill Richardson |
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