Howard Zinn was legendary. If you have never heard of him, you owe it to yourself to discover this great American.

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

Politicians have deemed some banks and financial institutions "too large to fail" and bailed them out with billions of taxpayer dollars. A group now urges investors to divest from "too large to fail" financial institutions.

Local residents recently delivered a petition with over seventy signatures to the Socorro school district, complaining that military recruiting in the schools is not balanced with alternate viewpoints, and that students' ability to opt-out from military "junk" mailing lists is not being managed properly.

The for-profit health care industry has been spending approximately 1.4 million dollars a day to defeat reform of the U.S. health care system. Their spending levels may be up, but the quality of their message is definitely down.

Just announced at Socorro's latest city council meeting: there will be a public hearing on Wednesday, August 19th, at 6 p.m. at city hall to discuss the environmental information document on the proposed treatment facility to remove arsenic from Socorro's water supply.

Socorro city councilwoman Mary Ann Chavez-Lopez announced at the most recent Socorro city council meeting that the city will hold public hearings to address the question of police oversight and discuss a proposed city ordinance to establish a police oversight commission in Socorro.

Socorro city council heard testimony from some concerned citizens hoping for a pet leash law. In other business, mixed martial arts promoter, Joel Partridge, once again pleaded with the council to authorize fights at Finley Gym. In other city news, the council announced that grants have been acquired to offset much of the cost of sewer connections for those not currently on city utilities.

Senator Udall's staff will be available in Socorro and Magdalena to assist constituents with issues they may have related to the federal government, including veteran's affairs, passport issues, social security benefits, and so forth.

Among other business, the Socorro City Council heard testimony from a mixed martial arts trainer and promoter, asking for permission to host mixed martial arts bouts at Socorro's Finley Gym.