Guest Columns
Crisis of leadership
We acknowledge our responsibility to stand in solidarity with all people and communities of good conscience who oppose hatred and discrimination. Heather Heyer’s murder...
Multicultural Centers: The transformative path to inclusion and equity for all
Multicultural and multiuse centers are the foundation to empower just, inclusive and equitable cities. Barrio E’ fosters Latino arts and culture in the state...
Race is a thread that connects all mass shootings
When a gunman opened fire in the Table Mesa King Soopers on Monday, March 22, prematurely ending the lives of 10 people, his bullets...
The houseplant industry’s threat to biodiversity
From the onset of the COVID pandemic, houseplant sales have skyrocketed. Nurseries and greenhouses across the country have struggled to keep up with the...
Council acted in Boulder’s best interests
The Peoples League for Action Now (PLAN)-Boulder County supports City Council’s Aug. 22 decision to proceed with the CU South Campus flood mitigation scheme,...
Rep. Neguse shouldn’t let Congress ban FaceTime and Amazon Prime
Imagine a world in which Amazon isn’t allowed to offer Prime free shipping. Or Google can’t show you a map of the top-ranked pizza...
There is something rotten in the Republic of Boulder — and...
After 25 years of acclaimed atmospheric research at the University of Colorado, Dr. Detlev Helmig was summarily fired in April. The firing was delivered...
Stand strong and united to win against TPP
When it comes to some of the world’s biggest trade deals, Coloradans are often left in the dark until it’s too late. That’s exactly...
Don’t forget about NAFTA
By now it’s well understood that Trump will do anything to help corporations make money. The current effort to rewrite the North American Free...
Boulder can choose compassion over exclusion
We started the Bedrooms Are For People campaign to make Boulder a more inclusive and welcoming place to call home. We want to live...
Hold on to your hats, it seems good government is possible
Boulder County Commissioners Elise Jones, Deb Gardner and Matt Jones voted unanimously last week to adopt rules on implementation of Senate Bill 181. The...
Danish is all about propaganda
I occasionally cruise articles by Paul Danish to see what regurgitated right-wing propaganda looks like. His article on the “slobs” of Standing Rock was exemplary.
I...
