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Nuke to the Futurenew
The portable nuclear reactor takes on the energy crisis.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
11-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
New Mexico Halts Darfur-Profiting Investmentsnew
Nine days after we reported that the State Investment Office has $42.3 million tied up in "highest offender" corporations conducting business in Sudan, New Mexico became the 22nd state to commit to a divestment plan.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
11-15-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Darfur, Economic Issues
Como Se Dice Spy?new
The CIA targets Spanish-speaking recruits.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
11-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Is New Mexico Funding Schools With Darfur Dollars?new
The State Investment Office, which invests state money that primarily benefits schools, holds $42.3 million worth of stock in seven "highest offender" companies with oil and gas operations in Sudan.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
11-02-2007 |
International
Thornburg Investment Management: Profiting Off Sudan?new
As the fifth largest institutional holder of stock in a subsidiary of a Chinese oil company operating in Sudan, the company is on the radar of a group that lobbies state governments to divest from companies supporting the Sudanese government, due to the human rights violations in that country.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
10-11-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Secret Lives of Teachersnew
Two teachers take on the reality of life in the classroom.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Rob Wilder and Seth Biderman |
09-13-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Critics Battle Over Power Plantnew
Controversy continues over a patch of desert that the Navajo Nation has set aside for a new coal-fired power plant.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
08-30-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Is There Any Cure for New Mexico's Health Care Woes?new
Despite years of talk about fixing this problem, the state's uninsured predicament remains in a crisis situation -- it ranks 49th in the nation for people living without coverage, and 46th for children.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
08-23-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Rights Fightnew
Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU's National Security Program, on the state of liberty in the U.S.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
08-17-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Should Police Work with Federal Immigration Agents?new
In Santa Fe, that depends on who you ask.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
07-19-2007 |
Immigration
Will New Mexico's Gas Prices Always be High?new
Probably, according to a new study that says a lack of oil refineries and other factors -- such as high poverty rates, high gas prices and lack of public transportation -- contribute to the state's vulnerability state to high gas prices.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
07-11-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
AFSCME Faces Fracture in New Mexiconew
In less than a month, the state's largest and most influential union may confront the sputter of solidarity with the loss of its largest local affiliate.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
07-11-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
New Mexico's Hot Air?new
Gov. Bill Richardson says New Mexico is the "clean energy state" -- maybe someday.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
06-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Santa Fe Police Deal With Fighting, Drugs & Stolen Cashnew
And that's just inside the department.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
06-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Real World: Graduating Seniors Reflect on Lives That Await Themnew
Students donning caps and gowns in 2007 are entering a world that's less a romantic march than it is a tense goose step -- but few public celebrations encompass hope and promise more than a graduation.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
05-17-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
