Guest Columns
Xcel’s math defies reality and history
Xcel Energy recently announced that it would use Governor John Hickenlooper’s July executive order calling for climate change policy as reason to bypass the...
I wish I could vote in Boulder’s muni election
I’m not lucky enough to get to vote in the wonderful City of Boulder. But if I were, I know that I’d be voting...
Congress should lower drug costs, but look beyond numbers
In Congress, policy negotiations often center on a couple questions: how much does the bill cost and how much does the bill save? But...
Xcel went fishing and caught a few fish
Xcel went fishing with its “final” offers of two weeks ago. But on Monday night, few on Council took the bait.
Council made the right...
Cory Gardner’s economy doesn’t serve Colorado
During these unprecedented times, Colorado needs leaders who can faithfully represent the interests of working and middle-class residents who have been ravaged by the...
Democratic autopsy
It is odd that an autopsy should need to be done for the Democratic Party in an election year that saw them make gains...
ADU and OAU priorities and whom policies benefit
PLAN (Peoples League for Action Now)-Boulder County applauds City Council’s effort to expand opportunities for the creation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Owner...
See how they run!
Last week, the Republican-controlled Senate Agriculture Committee worked overtime to turn its back on the people and the protection given them by the Colorado...
Clinging to privilege
On Saturday, March 6, hundreds of CU Boulder students played part in a maskless, bacchanal spring celebration in the midst of a pandemic that...
Immigrationspeak
Whether or not Donald Trump continues in office in the near future, he has already contributed to a language of immigration that’s both larger...
The debate over ‘birthright’ citizenship: Distracting voters from real issues
In his latest assault on our federal immigration policy in the lead-up to the midterm elections, President Trump proposed abolishing “birthright” citizenship, whereby children...
Marches and vigils are not going to bring about the change...
Yet another school shooting. A call for vigils and marches, and letter-writing campaigns. While I agree kids have skin in the game, (always have...
