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Revisiting Food Justice in New Mexico
This week, we revisit “Food Justice in NM & Woodstock Oral Histories,” an episode we first ran in April. The…
Read More...Bring in the Reinforcements
It often feels like the news is bad, all the time, and getting worse. This week in particular I’ve cringed…
Read More...Questions Remain for July’s Special Session
This week New Mexico in Focus looks ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session in July. You’ll hear from…
Read More...The Journalism of Fire
Here we are again, the time of year in which nmfireinfo.com becomes a regular part of our daily reading diet. As I…
Read More...Understanding, Appreciating & Celebrating Juneteenth in New Mexico
This week, a group of New Mexico Black community leaders and elders tell us about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth.…
Read More...RECA Expires, Hopes Dwindle
Time is up for the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act, and its loss twists the knife for communities across the…
Read More...Indigenous Celebration Cut by Farmington Schools as Protective Laws Fail Yet Again
Technology has a way of showing us that with all its advancement, so much remains the same. Doom-scrolling through social…
Read More...Close Your Laptop — Now
Greetings and salutations, New Mexico in Focus people. I’ve promised to be brief in this space before, then subjected you…
Read More...A Fistful of Dollars
So, the most expensive race in New Mexico this election season is…between two Democrats for the job of Bernalillo County…
Read More...Reflecting on Campus Protest Coverage as Student Journalists
We — Paloma Chapa, Leila Chapa and Ella Daniel — began working in journalism relatively recently and have little experience…
Read More...Everyone Must Be Engaged
Homelessness is one of those issues that now seems insurmountable to many people. We have watched the housing crisis grow…
Read More...The Shifting Landscape of NM Politics Coverage in 2024
This week, I was pleased to host a roundtable discussion with Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold and freelance reporter…
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