New Mexico’s local colleges are training students to work in a plutonium pit factory. What does this mean for their future — and the world’s?
Alicia Inez Guzmán
Raised in the northern New Mexican village of Truchas, Alicia Inez Guzmán has written about histories of place, identity and land use in New Mexico. She brings this knowledge to her current role at Searchlight, where she focuses on nuclear issues and the impacts of the nuclear industry. The former senior editor of New Mexico Magazine, Alicia holds a Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Studies from the University of Rochester in New York.
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My nuclear family
A personal reflection about Los Alamos National Laboratory and the shadow it has cast on families, New Mexico and the globe
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‘We’re playing with fire’
The Archbishop of Santa Fe urges nuclear disarmament — and warns that luck is running out.
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The high cost of firings: Fallout ongoing at New Mexico cultural agency
Outcry ensues and donation returned after firing of esteemed archaeologist
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Turmoil at PED: Deputy cabinet secretary resigns after only eight days
Swift departure of Jacquelyn Archuleta-Staehlin comes amid criticism from advocates, chaos at Public Education Department
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Can a mine near the Pecos River be stopped?
Groups unite to fight corporation’s mining project, citing harm to land, culture and river
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Magnate opus: The power plays of Harvey Yates
Long-time conservative powerbroker extends influence with purchase of Española paper
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Fallout from a nuclear past
From Los Alamos to the Trinity Test site, the human toll of “nuclear colonization” looms large
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Seeds of healing
Mora schoolchildren affected by this year’s wildfire go to the forest to learn about resilience.
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Back to school in the fire zone
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire left families without running water and children without belongings. Can students learn after so much loss?