By Lance Chilton New Mexico may not be at the top of all lists, but it is very near the top in its excellent legislative website, nmlegis.gov. Here’s a little of what you’ll find there, and at the bottom of this list, you’ll find a link to more complete guidance…

by Lance ChiltonMarg Elliston has been on the job as Democratic State Party Chairperson for 21 months; she filled out her predecessor’s unexpired term and then was elected to her own two-year term in office. Previously she was Sandoval County Democratic Chair; during a recent interview, she quipped that now…

“It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.”― D.H. Lawrence At this time of year, we act on traditions which have usually passed across…

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Nobody is Above the Law! The night before the House of Representatives takes a somber vote to impeach Trump, we’ll head to every congressional office and public square to declare that Nobody Is Above the Law as representatives finalize their positions and senators look on.  Events will be visible, family-friendly,…

by Sylvia Ulloa, New Mexico In Depth, New Mexico In Depth December 5, 2019 Up to 37,000 New Mexicans will lose food aid under stricter mandates approved Wednesday by the Trump administration, the governor’s office reported. Nearly 700,000 people will be affected across the U.S. Currently, New Mexico waives work…

Many of us realize that we are experiencing political mayhem that is unparalleled in our lifetime. On a recent newscast, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly commented that “We’re going to need more synonyms for the word ‘unprecedented.’” Yet, in the midst of all of this unparalleled mayhem, I have hope. You,…

Grassroots people with big ideas! We need you! The Democratic Party’s platform develops from the ideas of grassroots activists who put their ideals into words via resolutions that proclaim the policy positions the Democratic Party supports. The resolutions give a strong answer to the question “What makes you a Democrat?”…

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and…

“…This is accelerated by social media…That is not activism, that is not bringing about change. If all you’re doing is casting stones, you are probably not going to get that far.” — President Barack Obama In a recent event hosted by the Obama Foundation, former President Barack Obama talked about…