Provincial Matters, 7-7-2014
V.B. Price's weekly collection of appreciations and observations.
Friday Voyage: The Ludlow Massacre Memorial
Just north of the New Mexico/Colorado border sits the site of one of the worst repressive actions against working people in the history of our country.
When the Tail Wags the Dog
Going where even New Mexico angels would fear to tread, Bernalillo County will place two potentially controversial measures on the November ballot, one raising taxes and the other opening the door to replacing elected county officials with appointed ones.
New Exhibit on Acequias at the Maxwell Museum
El Agua Es Vida, takes the visitor on an historical ride through Nuevomexicano rural communities from the arrival of the Spanish to the current crises caused by the pull of outside wage labor, demands for their water rights, and climate change.
Provincial Matters, 6-30-2014
V.B. Price's weekly collection of appreciations and observations.
Friday Voyage: The Old Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas
Through railroad booms, Hollywood hotspot status, then historic preservation, the Historic Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico endures.
El Grito de Roosevelt Park
Slightly more than three months after the police shooting of homeless camper James Boyd catapulted Albuquerque into the international spotlight, activists returned to the streets to advance their movement against police brutality.
Provincial Matters, 6-23-2014
V.B. Price's weekly collection of appreciations and observations.
Friday Voyage: Tunisia
After a progressive renaissance in the mid-twentieth century, Tunisia has faced waves of social change, including the "Dignity Revolution."