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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.

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Big banks back away from debit card fees

By | 10.31.11 | 2:51 pm

Responding to public pressure and the competitive rates featured by competitors, Bank of America is reconsidering its debit card fees, as rival Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase scrapped their versions of the highly unpopular new charge. More …

Almighty dollar shouldn’t dominate our democracy — or our lives

By | 04.17.09 | 2:17 am

What’s the country for? Forgive me for pulling age, but the America I knew as a kid was not dedicated to the pursuit of individual wealth. It is today.

Understanding the GRIPgate scandal

By | 01.15.09 | 1:55 pm

Investigators want to know if Richardson administration doled out investment consulting fees (“play”) in return for political contributions (“pay”). What New Mexico taxpayers need to know is, did insiders game the process to benefit themselves with the public’s money?

TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Bailing out Wall Street

By | 09.29.08 | 8:48 am

It looks like there may be an agreement to bail out Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion. This means that the government is going to buy the bad debt from financial firms on the skids. But it faces…