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An indomitable fighter for equal pay

An indomitable fighter for equal pay

by radiocafe | Mar 28, 2019 | Activism, Politics, Race/class/gender, Santa Fe New Mexican

Lilly Ledbetter was one of the first woman managers hired by Goodyear Tire. She battled sexual harassment, job discrimination, and unequal pay–with a practical and gutsy attitude, from Alabama to the Supreme Court, to the halls of Congress, and finally the White House.

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A new threat to New Mexico’s water 

A new threat to New Mexico’s water 

by radiocafe | Mar 25, 2019 | Activism, Environment, New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

The Clean Water Act of 1972 established policies for cleaning up our nation’s water ways. Now these rules are being gutted–with potentially dire consequences for arid states like New Mexico. Rachel Conn of Amigos Bravos gives us an update.

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“This is about saving lives” — Teens speak out on gun violence

“This is about saving lives” — Teens speak out on gun violence

by radiocafe | Feb 25, 2019 | Activism, New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

The terror that teens experience every day going to school is inconceivable to adults to grew up before school shootings were a thing. We speak to courageous young activists about their work toward reasonable gun safety laws.

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Holding New Mexico to a high ethical standard

Holding New Mexico to a high ethical standard

by radiocafe | Feb 18, 2019 | New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

The voters overwhelmingly voted for it–a statewide ethics commission–and now it’s being put into place. What’s it about, and why does it matter? Heather Ferguson of Common Cause New Mexico walks us through the ins and outs of ethics.

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A renewable energy vision for New Mexico

A renewable energy vision for New Mexico

by radiocafe | Feb 11, 2019 | New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

What would it take to make New Mexico a zero carbon emissions, clean/renewable energy state? We talk about bills before the legislature whose purpose is to take the necessary steps over the coming decades toward this goal.

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Ending epidemics of violence

Ending epidemics of violence

by radiocafe | Jan 30, 2019 | Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

Most of the world’s violence happens outside of war zones. How have countries and regions, like Sicily and Colombia–not to mention the Wild West of the early US–forge a path to peace? Rachel Kleinfeld‘s brilliant new book explores just that, and gives us not only hope, but profound and realistic analysis.

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A New Government in NM: The 2019 Legislative Preview

A New Government in NM: The 2019 Legislative Preview

by radiocafe | Jan 14, 2019 | New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

New Mexico has a new governor and a new legislature. Santa Fe New Mexican Journalists Milan Simonich and Andrew Oxford talk about what we can expect—what changes and what doesn’t—and it’s not all about political parties.

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Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales—A New Beginning

Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales—A New Beginning

by radiocafe | Jan 7, 2019 | New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

Meet Howie Morales, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. After serving in the NM Senate for over a decade, he ran alongside Michelle Lujan Grisham, and in November they were part of the “blue tsunami” that swept Democrats into every statewide elected office.

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Fascism in America?

Fascism in America?

by radiocafe | Sep 28, 2018 | Activism, Books, Politics, Race/class/gender, Santa Fe New Mexican

Well…yes. Fascism has always been with us, as author and Yale professor Jason Stanley describes in his most recent book — for example, Hitler was inspired by our Jim Crow laws. We discuss the elements of fascist thinking, how to spot them, and how to fight back.

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Come to your Census: What’s at stake in 2020

Come to your Census: What’s at stake in 2020

by radiocafe | Aug 20, 2018 | New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

When it comes to the census, New Mexico the most difficult state in the US to get an accurate count of its residents. Why? And why does it matter so much? What are the politics of counting? Sara Solovich of Searchlight New Mexico, tells the story of our sprawling, rural state, and what’s at stake if the count is not accurate.

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