Opinion
Democracy and ordinary people
“Freedom is never given; it is won. A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic,...
The alt-right is invigorated
Recently, former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien said the network and other news outlets are “normalizing” white supremacists in their coverage of Donald Trump. Hillary...
Mitt and the Bain thing
About Mitt Romney and the Bain Capital thing: I’ve always admired venture capitalists. But not all venture capitalists are equal...
Letters 6.10.21
The filibuster should be put out of our misery
The filibuster is an archaic relic of America’s racist past. The rule has no place in...
Billionaire bullies
Not all of the bullies are in schoolyards these days — quite a few have graduated to the executive suites of Corporate America...
Could the plague bring reform to Congress?
The latest China Plague (at least the fourth to originate in the People’s Republic since 1957) has set off discussion in Congress as to...
Think globally, and fry locally
Heh. According to a paper published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Climate Change, windmills can cause global warming...
An open letter to my Republican friends
That I have Republican friends shouldn’t come as a surprise. We all do and I think we can all agree with President Trump when...
The Child Tax Credit: income for your family
No matter where I go in Colorado, I meet parents who are working incredibly hard — two or three jobs at a time —...
Help wash formaldehyde out of baby’s hair
Who says we’re not making progress in battling the senseless greed of corporate profiteers? Look at the big change won earlier this year when the labels on Johnson’s Baby Shampoo announced: “Improved Formula...
