Opinion

“The companies were thriving, but our workers didn’t thrive. Know what our workers got? COVID. Attacked. Beat up. Spit on. Slapped. Overworked. And the company? They did great. They did absolutely great, sitting behind their desk doing their job by Zoom.”— Kim Cordova, president of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 in Colorado

Chasing the tail Paul Danish truly sounds as though he is running for office in his March 31 piece about transportation in Boulder. Incredible...

Hope just means another world is possible, not promised, not guaranteed. Hope calls for action; action is impossible without hope. — Rebecca Solnit For many...

The union defeat at a giant Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, was a big blow to the labor movement. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a surprise...

Imagine if a couple of national leaders dared to stand up to the corporate powers that have taken control of government. Imagine if one of them came right out and said, “I [am] fed up of living in a country ruled by lies, cynicism and greed.” And imagine if these ...

Tenacity can be a virtue. But the persistent push by giant food conglomerates to deceive us consumers has turned their tenacity into raw mendacity...

Clarification: A July 11 story, 'Groups: City wants feeding homeless out of sight,’ reported that City of Boulder spokesperson Sarah Huntley said citizens have spoken out against downtown homeless feeding operations during city council comment periods and in letters...

You might have noticed that the Boulder County ballot for the Democratic primary has only two contested races. As I was trying to figure...

An obligation to be responsible...

Of all the people suffering economic pain today, who should get priority attention from the new president and Congress? Regular folks in our country say...

Whistleblower’s lament (Re: “City to spend $4 million cleaning up teahouse property,” News, Dec. 19.) The City of Boulder’s June 2009 Water Quality Strategic Plan (“WQSP”) outlined actions to protect and preserve the quality of water in Boulder Creek. The WQSP was ...

President Joe Biden’s commitment to donate 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses (sufficient to fully vaccinate 250 million people) was great news but, with billions...