/tags/democracy Democracy en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:00:12 GMT /local-news/2022-11-03/president-joe-biden-touts-student-debt-forgiveness-program-during-nm-visit It’s less than a week until the midterm elections, and President Joe Biden has been making the rounds countrywide to make a final plea for voters to swing blue. The President stopped in New Mexico Thursday to highlight his administration's financial aid policies and New Mexico’s historic free college program. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:00:12 GMT /local-news/2022-11-03/president-joe-biden-touts-student-debt-forgiveness-program-during-nm-visit Bryce Dix /local-news/2022-09-21/the-problematic-surge-of-book-bannings-across-the-u-s The number of banned books in classrooms across the country is skyrocketing to new highs. That’s the finding of a new report released this week from PEN America––a nonprofit focused on freedom of expression. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:48:47 GMT /local-news/2022-09-21/the-problematic-surge-of-book-bannings-across-the-u-s Bryce Dix /kunm-news-update/2021-01-31/no-more-normal-our-common-purpose If you have listened to the show for a while, a few months back, you may have heard an interview we had with Stephen Heintz, a co-chair of the Commission… Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:01:52 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-01-31/no-more-normal-our-common-purpose Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2021-01-11/veteran-and-organizer-shares-her-thoughts-on-the-insurrection-at-the-capitol Air Force veteran Barbara Jordan led the Black New Mexico Movement in Rio Rancho in the summer, organizing for equality and justice for Black and Brown… Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:25:41 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-01-11/veteran-and-organizer-shares-her-thoughts-on-the-insurrection-at-the-capitol Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2021-01-06/congresswoman-leger-fernandez-talks-rioters-attack-on-nations-capitol A lockdown was imposed at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, in response to a mob of hundreds of pro-Trump extremists who stormed the building.… Thu, 07 Jan 2021 04:11:18 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-01-06/congresswoman-leger-fernandez-talks-rioters-attack-on-nations-capitol Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-10-25/no-more-normal-the-disinformation-age The NoMoNo team was talking about ideas for our election coverage in early August: The potential for violence, attempts to subvert the vote and the… Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:36:09 GMT /local-news/2020-10-25/no-more-normal-the-disinformation-age Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-10-07/voices-behind-the-vote-casting-a-ballot-to-condemn-racism During the presidential debate a week ago, moderator Chris Wallace asked President Trump to denounce white supremacy. Trump sidestepped the question and… Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:52:48 GMT /local-news/2020-10-07/voices-behind-the-vote-casting-a-ballot-to-condemn-racism Marisa Demarco /local-news/2020-10-06/the-protest-is-the-hope-rev-barber-and-the-poor-peoples-campaign Rev. William Barber has travelled to New Mexico and around the country, organizing with the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For a Moral Revival.… Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:01:24 GMT /local-news/2020-10-06/the-protest-is-the-hope-rev-barber-and-the-poor-peoples-campaign Russell Contreras /local-news/2020-10-03/expert-voting-cant-be-postponed-due-to-a-candidates-illness The news that President Trump contracted coronavirus raised a lot of questions about what could happen this election cycle, which is already under the… Sat, 03 Oct 2020 04:45:50 GMT /local-news/2020-10-03/expert-voting-cant-be-postponed-due-to-a-candidates-illness Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2018-10-31/lets-talk-voices-behind-the-vote-2018 Let's Talk New Mexico 11/1 8a: The 2018 mid-term election is just days away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. New Mexico voters will choose our next governor… Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:05:51 GMT /local-news/2018-10-31/lets-talk-voices-behind-the-vote-2018 Elaine Baumgartel