This year feels like a momentous turning point in American history and in the history of Albuquerque, too — a time to rethink the future and prepare ourselves to capitalize on new opportunities and to avoid being swamped by complex, threatening problems. Full story »

I finally went to see the movie "No Country for Old Men," filmed largely in New Mexico. Magnifico. If you haven't seen it, go. Full story »

Pictures of smiling children can erase any gloom you might feel almost any time, especially if the photos are of kids you know. Full story »

I object. It's not that I couldn't use an extra 600 bucks, or that there aren't a whole bunch of things I could easily spend it on. Who couldn't? That's not the point. And neither is the tanking economy. Full story »

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. ” — Dr. Seuss Full story »

How would you react if the police decided to confirm your identity by stripping you in the lobby of the police station? What if they kick you in the genitals? How would you defend yourself — or should you, risking further injury? Full story »

The apparent demise of The Tribune is a shame, and one I could blather on about for thousands of words, but I'll let others more eloquent tackle that. Instead, before heading out, I want to discuss a fact that will live beyond The Tribune, me and, most likely, even the concept of newspapers: George W. Bush is the worst U.S. president ever. Full story »

Three human rights bills dealt with during the Legislature's 30-day session, which ended Thursday, reveal a deep-seated prejudice against woman, children and anyone else who lives outside the rigid traditional channels of our culture — in other words, the majority of people in the state. Full story »

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is between a Democratic rock and a hard place. Full story »

Elections should be run by governments. The debacle that was last week's New Mexico Democratic caucus makes that clear. Full story »

To believe — as the Center for Public Integrity recently charged — that President Bush and members of his administration, including Colin Powell, a natural born hero of the left, lied more than 900 times to promote and prolong the Iraq war is to concede that each and every member of Congress, along with assorted members of the Clinton administration, were complicit in that lie. Full story »

Some right-wing pundits are starting to call 2008 the year of the affirmative-action election. I prefer to think of this as an election of renewal — a rebirth of the struggle for the American conscience outlined so clearly in 1960. Full story »

Professional football has had its Super Bowl, and national political finalists their Super Tuesday. For the nation's public school children, another championship is about to unfold: Standardized Testing '08. Full story »

Ever wonder what happens to the taxes taken out of your paycheck? Full story »

When privatization combines with globalization, the environment is bound to suffer. Full story »