Opinion

Letters & Corrections 10/14/21

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Corrections: “Vote Guide 2021,” published October 7, contained this inaccurate sentence: “That law says the council cannot amend an initiative passed by voters ‘provided that...

Ma Xcel, things have changed

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Our situation is not comparable to anything in the past. It is impossible, therefore, to apply methods and measures which at an earlier age...

Russia, social media and Cold War 2.0

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About Russia using social media to meddle in the election — and undermine and disrupt American democracy and the American social fabric generally —...

Boulder can choose compassion over exclusion

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We started the Bedrooms Are For People campaign to make Boulder a more inclusive and welcoming place to call home. We want to live...

As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up

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On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had fallen below 35% full,...

Trump-connected lobbyists are cashing in on COVID-19 relief

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As millions of Americans continue to get sick and lose their jobs, and with more than 100,000 dead as a result of the novel...

Job market not so much to brag about

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Noticing all the rosy accolades about the job market in the commercial media, one would think the economy is on cloud nine and workers...

Tenants have rights in eviction court. NEWR makes sure they can...

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Boulder may not be an epicenter of COVID-19 infections, but the virus and economic fallout are upending lives all the same. Almost 20,000 Boulder...

Hiding behind the flag

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Last year, while attending city council meetings in Longmont, where the town’s new oil and gas regs were being debated, one particular family in attendance caught my attention. This family included a couple of kids, never missed a meeting and, to put it mildly, was ...

Progressives outperform and democracy gets a reprieve

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The apocalypse has been averted in the midterms. There was a fragile, informal, anti-fascist united front from Noam Chomsky to Liz Cheney. Joe Biden...

Libraries are the frontlines of democracy. We must fund them.

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These are uncertain times. As America faces increasing waves of anti-democratic fervor, Colorado has stood as a bulwark.  I’m proud of the work we’ve done...

2018 elections: A very brief look at what we learned

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Let’s start with something positive on the national front — hope lives. We are better off today than we were on Nov. 5. And while...