Just when you thought the SEC's board could not get any worse, its attorney, Dennis Francish, has decided that they should sue the members. Sheesh.

The Weekly Standard suggests that the current administration is favoring the oligarchs. Harlan Lee begs to differ.

The Weekly Standard's conservative columnist, Fred Barnes, tells us that Obama is no FDR. Harlan Lee takes him to task.

Do corporations have 'free speech' rights? The Supreme Court thinks so.

Once again, Socorro's El Defensor Chieftain newspaper shills for the corporate agenda with press releases and spin being served up as "news" and "opinion" - Socorro can (and should) do better.

Most folks know about Roswell's connection with extraterrestrials, but fewer know of Socorro's connection. But the more UFO-savvy may recall that Socorro was home to one of the more famous UFO sightings in history, way back in 1964. New information raises questions about the veracity of Socorro's 1964 UFO incident.

There will be a public meeting Wednesday, July 22nd at 6 p.m. at the Socorro Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management to discuss the BLM's plans to use the herbicide tebuthiron on over 32,000 acres of BLM land in and around areas of the East Magdalena Mountains, Polvadera Mountain, and Sierra Ladrones.

So we're in the worst economic downturn since the great depression. Businesses and governmental bodies alike are struggling to make ends meet. So what does Socorro City Council and Mayor Bhasker figure they ought to do during such trying times?

With gas rapidly approaching $4.00 per gallon, this is a good time to start thinking about solutions to our oil addiction. Unfortunately, many so-called conservatives are now spouting "solutions" that do nothing to actually address the root of the problem, but instead serve only to further enrich the oil companies and keep us dependent on a commodity that funnels money to dictatorial (and unfriendly) regimes while simultaneously polluting the very air that we and our children breathe.

If your pastor says something controversial (even if it is taken out of context), well, that must be a big deal. So, one would think that if your campaign manager worked as a public relations specialist (i.e. spin doctor) for a dictatorial regime that was responsible for the murder, rape, torture, and disappearance of many of its citizens that it would be a REALLY BIG DEAL. But you'd be wrong. Especially if the offending person worked for a Republican, like John McCain.