Grassroots Press

What a waste!

Steve Klinger — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:58:15 +0000

What a waste! While millions of relinquished or confiscated guns are currently being destroyed by federal, state and local governments, why can’t they instead be expropriated for use by law enforcement agencies and/or the U.S. military? At first glance, it would appear that destruction of these firearms will make our streets safer; however, many of [...]

Government Will Decide What We Can Know

Steve Klinger — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:13:48 +0000

Glenn Greenwald is a columnist for The Guardian, a former constitutional lawyer and the author of four books, most recently “With Liberty and Justice for Some.” May 21, 2013 www.nytimes.com President Obama has repeatedly hailed himself for presiding over “the most transparent administration ever.” At the same time, he has waged a sustained and unprecedented [...]

June UU roundtable schedule

Steve Klinger — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:46 +0000

June 2013 Roundtable Schedule Education never ends. Come learn with us. We have discussions, not arguments. Our goal is to learn more about all aspects of issues, and to learn more about each other. The Roundtable Discussion Group meets 9 am to 10 am every Sunday in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Church located at [...]

PVA meeting Thursday

Steve Klinger — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:57 +0000

Join us this Thursday for the monthly PVA meeting. Learn about local county initiatives and the proposed special election, federal legislation impacting climate change, and of course, much much more! See you Thursday! Theresa May PVA Meeting May 23 7pm Munson Senior Center 975 S Mesquite, Las Cruces

Dissent or Terror: New Report Details How Counter Terrorism Apparatus Was Used to Monitor Occupy Movement Nationwide

Steve Klinger — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:26 +0000

MADISON, WI — DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy today released the results of a year-long investigation: “Dissent or Terror: How the Nation’s Counter Terrorism Apparatus, In Partnership With Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street.” PRwatch.org The report, a distillation of thousands of pages of records obtained from counter terrorism/law enforcement [...]

Michoacan’s Crisis Crosses Borders

Steve Klinger — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:25:48 +0000

When former Mexican President Felipe Calderon escalated the so-called drug war after taking office in late 2006, he chose his home state of Michoacan as the testing ground of the Mexican army’s central role in the government’s strategy. Now, more than six years and thousands of deaths later, Michoacan is steeped in violence, immersed in [...]

Journey Santa Fe: Author Dennis Marker on the National Sequester

Steve Klinger — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:59:56 +0000

JOURNEYSantaFe sponsors Sunday morning gatherings of progressive thinkers who explore issues that influence our daily lives and the lives of future generations. All conversations are FREE and open to the public and take place at Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse at 202 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe. This Sunday May 19, 11 am @Collected Works Bookstore [...]

Internet Trends in Mexico

Steve Klinger — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:37 +0000

Internet usage has soared in 21st century Mexico, but few Mexicans employ the service to conduct financial transactions. On the eve of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, May 17, Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI) released data on patterns and trends in Internet usage in the United State’s southern neighbor. According [...]

Pet Project: Keeping Animals Safe When Disaster Strikes

Steve Klinger — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:03:08 +0000

APNM Supporting Efforts to Improve Evacuation Plans Ever since the devastating images of pets left behind during Hurricane Katrina, and after major evacuations of Los Alamos and Ruidoso in 2011 and 2012, more New Mexicans are thinking about how to deal with the evacuation needs of over 70 percent of New Mexican families [...]

Report: Unemployment Rates for NM Hispanics Still Double That of Whites

Steve Klinger — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:54:31 +0000

ALBUQUERQUE—While New Mexico’s Hispanics have a lower unemployment rate than Hispanics nationally, their rate is still more than double the unemployment rate for New Mexico’s non-Hispanic whites. This means that, well into a national recovery, nearly one in 12 Hispanic workers continues to be unemployed. Those are the findings of a report released today by [...]