Perspectives

Domestic violence: A private matter?

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Perhaps it’s time to retire the term “domestic violence.” It seems that some folks still believe it’s somehow different than regular, ordinary old violence...

A fracking credibility gap

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On Nov. 6, the city charter of Longmont banned fracking from its city limits...

Shooting from the lip

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The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, Jan. 10...

Criminalizing us all

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"You don't need to know. You can't know...

University of Colorado response to Buffs football scholarship article

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Regarding “Backdoor Buff Bucks” (cover story, Nov. 8), I would like to set the record straight on a few points, some of which may have been miscommunicated to the Weekly by me as CU-Boulder spokesperson...

A Super Bowl ad we can do without

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Today, there are few corners of our communal life untouched by rancorous political division...

A more egalitarian economy

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It’s easy to get depressed. Every social advance that progressives have won is in danger. There is a growing despair over the inability of traditional politics to address the immense economic/environmental/political crises and the deep crevasse between the rich and ...

Towns fight back against fracking

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A growing boom in natural gas drilling near homes and schools prompted the city of Longmont to vote last July to bar new oil and gas permits in residential neighborhoods...

Colorado’s Amendment 64: How the amendment affects the state’s budget

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Editor's Note: See Boulder Weekly's official endorsement of Amendment 64 here...

Boulder’s foxes in the henhouse

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At the beginning of Boulder City Council’s Oct. 23 study session on ethics and financial reporting, council member Tim Plass asked the most valuable question of the night...

Walmart’s workers unite

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Walmart is the largest private employer on the planet. The uber-retailer turned 50 this year, and it’s had a somewhat unhappy birthday. For the first time, workers at many stores are on strike around the country. This unrest is an amazing development, since the ...

‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ should end now

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On Tuesday, the Defense Department unveiled its...