AltWeeklies Wire
Oil Vs. Real Estatenew
Who's funding the already-pricey New Mexico's governor's race? The big industries are battling it out. SFR breaks it down with interactive maps and databases.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
08-04-2010 |
Politics
Classified Addsnew
SFR investigates the New Mexico component of the Washington Post's intelligence project.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
07-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Khalsa vs. Khalsanew
A simmering lawsuit coiuld decide the fate of a $1 billion Sikh empire.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
07-07-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Sikh Dharma
The Stimulus Spin: Which Projects Did Your Government Pay For?new
The run-down innards of the New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment suggest a Potemkin stimulus—with a propagandistic online facade masking real economic rot.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
04-08-2010 |
Economy
The Permaculture Credit Union Might Be America’s Greenest Banknew
Within a month of becoming president of the Santa Fe-based Permaculture Credit Union—a unique financial institution based, as the name suggests, on eco-friendly principles—Don Sarich had his first encounter with a skeptical government regulator.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
03-11-2010 |
Environment
Man Up: Another Side to the Domestic Violence Storynew
Publicly, Joshua Gonze supports a controversial cause known as “fathers’ rights.” Less known is that for years, Gonze has been able to suppress and counter domestic abuse claims made by two former spouses.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
12-17-2009 |
Children & Families
My Oh Mayan! 2012 May be the End of the World as We Know Itnew
For the growing numbers who trust anonymous bloggers more than silver-haired CNN anchors, an election is the least important thing 2012 will bring. After all, what is a little campaign next to mass extinction?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
11-19-2009 |
Culture
Die, Already! Lawsuit Exposes Latest Life Insurance Schemenew
When it comes to high finance, New Mexico is still the Wild West. Shady characters come from all over to take big risks in a casino-like, almost lawless market. One such story is told in a lawsuit filed late last month in the 1st Judicial District Court in Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
11-19-2009 |
Crime & Justice
With 'American Casino,' Andrew and Leslie Cockburn Recast the Recession as Civil Rights Storynew
With more spark than a Frontline documentary and less pretense than whatever Michael Moore has cooking, American Casino is the best film so far to explain the US economic crisis.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
10-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Where's the Money? SFR Hunts for Santa Fe's Wealthiestnew
The Great Recession has thrown at least 3,300 Santa Feans out of work since last August. At that rate, one student in every Santa Fe classroom has a parent who has lost a job. The wealthy have felt the contraction, too: Yesterday's billionaires are today's ... hundred millionaires.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
09-10-2009 |
Economy
Santa Fe Commuter Rail Can't Find Downtown Parkingnew
Twice each weekday, the New Mexico Rail Runner makes an empty run from the downtown Santa Fe Railyard to a rail spur across town near I-25. There the train sits for hours, until it's time to go back downtown and pick up passengers at the Railyard.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
06-04-2009 |
Transportation
New Mexico National Guard Returns from Guantanamo Baynew
Last month, more than 70 New Mexico guardsmen came home from a year-long deployment to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — one of the most controversial outposts in George W Bush’s "war on terror."
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
02-12-2009 |
War
Tags: Guantanamo Bay, New Mexico Guard
An A-to-Z Guide to Gov't Contracting Under Bill Richardsonnew
The following guide to pay-to-play is not meant to be complete. Why focus on Richardson? Simple: He is the state's top dog. And his administration is already under investigation for possibly rewarding campaign donors.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
01-29-2009 |
Politics
School Board Pop Quiznew
For the Feb. 3 Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education elections, candidates were quizzed on their knowledge. The rules for Pop Quiz are as follows: No research allowed and, if they call back later with the right answer, too bad.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
01-29-2009 |
Politics
Tags: Santa Fe, school board elections
Contractor That Ended Bill Richardson's Cabinet Bid Has Burned New Mexico Beforenew
So far there's no proof Gov. Bill Richardson had a hand in a suspected "pay to play" scheme involving a state contractor, California-based CDR, and campaign contributions from its founder, David Rubin. Nevertheless, the DOJ's investigation into CDR aborted Richardson's appointment as President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
01-08-2009 |
Politics
