Opinion

Colorado may become the first state to establish a universal health care system in the U.S. In July, the Secretary of State certified a proposed initiative for the 2016 ballot that would create a universal cooperative plan called ColoradoCare. They have to collect 99...

Capitalist ideology has a mighty grip on the consciousness of contemporary Americans. It is sometimes said that people in the United States can more...

Racially tinged fear mongering about crime was crucial for Donald Trump’s campaign and now his presidency. In his inaugural address, Trump talked about how...

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...

The Trump years have been a long, bad LSD trip directed by David Lynch. Then COVID-19 arrived and we feel like lonely figures in...

A quick clarification of something I wrote in my Sept. 8, 2022 column about the warranty of habitability for renters: While CU students can...

To paraphrase an old expression: In this election, you can fill your potholes and invest in the arts. This November, City of Boulder voters will have...

Multibillionaire brothers Charles and David Koch want to supplant America’s core democratic principle of majority rule — i.e., the will of the people —...

I'm now going to switch focus from rent control to the broader issue of tenant issues. Tenant protection receives relatively little media coverage, even...

The song goes back 450 years, give or take. You may even have sung it as a round in elementary school (assuming your teacher...

We urge City voters to vote yes on Ballot Question 2G, which reads, “Shall Sections 38, 45, and 56 of the City Charter be...

The City of Boulder is now planning a major upgrade to Iris Avenue between 28th Street and Broadway, with the design to be completed...