Friends Here and Now

Six months ago, the Regime in Washington began its devastating attacks on democracy in America. Three months ago, a couple of friends here in Santa Fe decided to try to help our friends who were feeling helpless and hopeless in the face of those attacks, starting the Friends Here and

Sometimes, what we can do is clear. Join millions in a nationwide demonstration. Call your Senator to oppose a horrendous bill. Now isn’t one of those times. The news is worse daily and even hourly, and there is no clear next step for those defending our damaged democracy. We’

A few weeks ago, 5 million Americans took to the streets to demonstrate that we want democracy, not kings. Since then, not much has changed except things have gotten even worse.  So did we fail? Should we give up? No. We didn’t fail. We just haven’t succeeded yet

We've added several new pages responding to reader's suggestions and requests, focused on the related topics of taking care of yourself and connecting to others. But first, a reminder about a critical event coming up soon: Plan now for your local June 14 demonstrations Hundreds of

In addition to gutting Medicaid, SNAP and even some of Medicare, this bill also undermines democracy by: * Curtailing Federal courts' abilities to enforce contempt citations (including those against the Administration for exceeding its authority); * Eliminating states' and localities' ability to regulate AI and its data centers; and