Friday Voyage: Bosque del Apache
The body language of cranes on display just south of Socorro amidst the myriad shades of New Mexico winter.
“The Lines” – A review
Immensity of landscape and reflections of human order in New Mexico-based photographer Edward Ranney's new book of photos of the Nazca Lines. Illuminated with an essay by Lucy Lippard.
Navidad
Visions of ritual and tradition in the lead up to Christmas in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Education in New Mexico, Part 4: What is to be done?
Exploring solutions for New Mexico's education woes and acknowledging poverty as a major determining factor in outcomes.
Six Liberties of Compassion
A much needed poem for the season by V.B. Price.
The United States and Cuba: A Half Century
In light of the recent US declaration to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, Margaret Randall gives a breakdown of US/Cuba relations from the revolution till now.
Greatest US Challenge: Income Inequality
Former US Senator and presidential candidate Fred Harris gives a comprehensive analysis of economic disparity in this country and his suggestions for a “new populism.”
Education in New Mexico, Part 3: Comparative Paradoxes
Standardized education reform is taking place internationally while each country grapples with its own complexities.
Provincial Matters, 12-15-2014
V.B. Price's weekly collection of appreciations and observations.