Guest Columns
Chain migration?
It is historical fact that millions of people have come to the U.S. to create new lives in freedom. Immigration is the origin of...
The Polis administration plays pretend on fracking
As children, we liked to pretend to be adults, usually our parents, but sometimes great athletes and screen idols.
My dad was a railroader. My...
How did we get here? Look to 2010
How the Republican Party turned what seemed like a dire situation after disastrous losses in both the 2006 and 2008 elections into legislative majorities...
Can the Left’s manufactured reality be reasoned with?
Anyone objectively watching the response to Trump’s election can’t help but notice the bizarre reactions. It’s as though reality is illusive, and manufactured.
I detect...
Issue 2G: Democracy in the 21st century, finally!
We urge City voters to vote yes on Ballot Question 2G, which reads, “Shall Sections 38, 45, and 56 of the City Charter be...
Standing like Standing Rock
I have been following the peaceful protest happening at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. I have been watching and listening as Native Americans...
Why the industrial compost facility in East Boulder County should not...
When it comes to Boulder County’s plan for an industrial composting facility: words matter. When elected officials make promises to voters that Open Space...
Why environmental groups support the muni
Who will control our renewable energy future? The fossil fuel industry has controlled energy in the U.S. for the last century. As we move...
Sullied bedfellows
Connecting dots is generally considered to be a child’s game. But when applied to politics and all of its bedfellows who usually come out...
Market forces for products, not people
There is a lot of discussion about teacher pay in the United States, and Colorado is no exception. What gets less attention is the...
Sustainability should not be legally impossible
I write today on behalf of the Boulder Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). This is our statement of solidarity with frontline communities worldwide, and in...
The six million dollar question on co-ops
It’s becoming quite clear co-op advocates can’t come up with better arguments other than referring to those of us who disagree with their proposals...
