Guest Columns
Make farm work a humane occupation
I am a farmer in Boulder County, and I wholeheartedly support the agricultural worker’s rights bill, SB21-087, that is being debated in the Colorado House...
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...
Plenty of food, but not for all farmworkers
On a summer morning in southern Idaho, the day breaks early, before 6 a.m. The air is stale, never fully cooled from the heat...
Trump as malware
If an enemy wanted to cripple the United States, the most sophisticated way would be through the political equivalent of a computer virus or...
Boulder County should have the final say on Gross Dam expansion,...
Denying Denver Water’s 1041 application may be our only hope of saving Coal Creek Canyon and the north shore of Gross Reservoir from many...
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...
Toward a slaughter-free America
I remember my first chicken harvest, as it was euphemistically called. It was 1999 and I was 12. In a video of the event, you...
I shouldn’t need a permit to protest the existence of Jeff...
When I was 11 years old, I was cutting school one day with a friend as we discussed the trajectory of our ensuing hookie...
Xcel Energy, the writing is on the wall
It may be an urban legend, but supposedly Henry Ford shared, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster...
Charlottesville violence
The motivating animus behind the ugly display of violence in Charlottesville was plain. It was an assertion of white supremacy and a claim that...
Students demand action
On March 21, CU-Boulder Students Demand Action (CU-SDA) held our first public meeting, hosting 85 members of the CU-Boulder and greater BVSD community in...
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...
