Opinion
Rick Perry’s ‘truthiness’
Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert points out that political statements and even political facts these days don’t have to be true — all they need, Colbert insists, is some element of “truthiness...
Obama gets desperate in pushing TPP
Poor Barack Obama. He’s been making more flashy moves than an Olympic ice skater, trying to get Democrats in Congress to cheer his Trans-Pacific Partnership. But instead, they’re roundly booing him...
How much does it cost to buy a public university’s integrity?
First came withering hoots of laughter when the honchos of George Mason University named their law school the “Antonin Scalia School Of Law.” Yes,...
How many working-class populists are in Trump’s new government?
Actor Jack Nicholson says he finally understood the meaning of the word irony when his mother called him a “son of a bitch.” ...
Debt buyers bury hard-hit consumers in lies
Whenever a corporation issues a statement declaring that it is committed to “treating consumers fairly and with respect,” chances are it’s not...
Letters: your views 2/11/21
BVSD Equitable School Day a bust for elementary families
BVSD plans to have most elementary schools start at 7:45 a.m. to ensure all students have...
Letters: 4/2/2020
The China Plague?
“Danish Plan” in the March 2020 issue of Boulder Weekly starts with “The latest China Plague.” Either Paul doesn’t know that coronavirus...
‘Being There,’ the remake; starring Donald Trump
You’re not crazy and it only feels like déjà vu. The truth is, that nagging feeling you’ve seen this show before isn’t wrong. You...
The Battle in Seattle 20 years on
Twenty years ago, activists gave us an adrenaline rush. Tens of thousands of people flooded downtown Seattle, challenging the global economic order and yelling...
Letters | The truth on Polis
Dave Anderson’s commentary on the so-called “fiscal cliff” (“Washington must prioritize jobs, not cuts,” Nov. 22) injects sanity into the debate...
The real Halloween scaries of 2014
If you want a real Halloween fright, don’t look for it among the trick-ortreaters coming to your door— just check out the Republican spooks tying to peddle panic in this political year...
