The Progressive Mirage: How “Protecting Communities” Became an Excuse to Block Housing in Albuquerque

Weaponizing Equity: How Misusing Progressive Language Reinforces Housing Scarcity in Albuquerque Across Albuquerque, a familiar refrain echoes through neighborhood meetings and Nextdoor threads: “We’re not NIMBYs — we just want to protect our community.” Beneath the language of community care and equity lies a contradiction. In a recent post circulated on Nextdoor, one resident accused […]