Posts Tagged ‘politics’
The Line: The Latest Political Announcements
July 14, 2017 – U.S. Representative Steve Pearce announced this week that he will run for governor. That leaves up the CD2 seat in Congress that’s been held by the Republican in southern New Mexico. CD1 Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, has also announced a run for the governor’s office. What might this mean…
Read MoreDolores Huerta On The Civil Rights Movement & Current Organizing Efforts
June 16, 2017 – Civil Rights leader Dolores Huerta was born in Dawson, New Mexico but grew up in California. In the 1960s, she and César Chávez founded the National Farm Workers Association, now the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta sat down earlier this year with correspondent Russell Contreras to talk about history, political organizing, and what she sees…
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