Picking Good Judges in New Mexico Elections
In this election year the NM judicial system draws critique for reforms, appointment paths, retention votes, and limited candidate reach. Voters face a 57 percent retention threshold, JPEC evaluations, and a gag on candidate views, leaving many unable to judge a judge’s qualifications from public coverage or courtroom observation. Merilee Dannemann cites ongoing debates on the best system and notes the contrast with prior partisan elections.
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New Mexico
Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission
JPEC
U.S. Supreme Court
Letters to the Editor on politics and voter ID laws
A reader critiques Benghazi and Obama policies, cites costs and scandals, and argues voter ID is unnecessary. The letter discusses Fast and Furious, IRS targeting, and healthcare, then questions voter fraud data and urges participation without adding ID barriers.
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Las Vegas
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Iran
Israel
Syria
IRS
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Saudi Arabia
Jeremiah Wright
America
Remaining Segregation Hurts American Children Today
The article marks Brown v. Board of Education's 60th anniversary and argues zero tolerance in schools fuels a school to prison pipeline. It highlights disparities with African American and Latino youths facing harsher discipline and detention than white peers, citing a Southern Poverty Law Center report.
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Brown v. Board of Education
South
Latin America
America
Southern Poverty Law Center
Harvest of Shame on Child Labor in Tobacco Fields
Human Rights Watch reports in Tobacco's Hidden Children about children aged 7 to 17 working in tobacco fields in North Carolina Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia. The study details illness from nicotine and pesticide exposure and harsh conditions while noting most labor is legal above age 12.
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America
Human Rights Watch
North Carolina
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Tucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Gabriel Thompson
The
Nation Magazine
Investigative Fund
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