Opinion

I think it was in 1995 that I first suggested a fix to Boulder’s affordable housing problem in the pages of Boulder Weekly. As I recall, the circumstances were a lot like today; rents and real estate prices were outrageously high for the region and the Boulder ...

The best advice I ever got about running for office came from Faye Johnson, a fierce Democratic warrior and former Boulder County Democratic Party chair. It consisted of exactly three words: “Make no assumptions...

Perhaps you recall from high school civics class that neat flow chart showing the beautiful democratic process for passing a law through Congress...

I am puzzled by Rep. Jared Polis. He has concerns about the “transparency” of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP ) negoiating process and the agreement’s impact on Internet freedom. But he can’t decide whether he is for or against fast track authorization. This is ...

In 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came close to getting the U.S. Senate to reject Earl Butz, Richard Nixon’s choice for secretary of agriculture...

This special day got me to thinking about America’s spirit of giving, and I don’t mean this overdone business of Christmas gifts. I mean our true spirit of giving — giving of ourselves...

Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” this year was a collective award: The Ebola Fighters...

Twenty five years ago, the Soviet bloc was shaken by unarmed uprisings which would lead to the demise of Communism and the end of the Cold War. The most dramatic event was the fall of the Berlin Wall...

If you need a good, doable New Year’s resolution, try this: “I resolve to do my part this year to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership...

In this season of mass commercialism, let’s pause to consider the plight of simple millionaires...

There are three simple things President Barack Obama can do to reduce the sort of confrontations between cops and young black men that occasionally get the latter killed and much more often get them arrested...

Do we want to create a permanent underclass of non-citizens in the United States? That is a crucial question in the immigration reform debate...