Opinion
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...
Development reality check
I can’t remember how many times I’ve started off a column or news story with my favorite Harry S. Truman quote, but it’s happened a lot. There is just something about the short memory of Boulder County politicians and some residents that seems to keep it relevant. So...
Can a business do well and do good?
As we pass another milestone in the Boulder Weekly journey — this one with a big 21 prominently displayed — I have a confession to make about this newspaper that has never been shared with our readers: Boulder Weekly is a corporation...
Kiss Off, Henry
When Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100 recently, leading politicians of both parties praised him effusively. Kissinger was national security adviser and...
It’s time for Commissioners to show some backbone
On Tuesday, March 16, the Open Space Advisory Committee voted 5-3 to recommend that certain GMOs be allowed to continue growing on Boulder County’s...
’Tis the Season to defeat pipelines
The recent failure to issue the final permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made international news as...
Beware the one-party autocracy
The Republicans control all of the elected branches of the federal government, but they play the victim. There is a good reason for that....
A tale from The Swamp
I’ve been spending the summer cleaning out a locker (aka the black hole) at an undisclosed location in north Boulder, which means I’ve been...
Local events highlight youth leadership in mental health crisis
In recent weeks the mental health crisis devastating our nation’s youth has been getting much-needed attention from the local and national press. For young...
Municipal power is cheap in Longmont, but not Boulder
Come November, Boulder voters will be asked whether they want to throw the city’s franchise with Xcel Energy under the bus and set up a municipal electric utility in its place. Voters will also be asked to double the city’s carbon tax (to 0.99 cent from 0.49 cent), ...
How a landmark Green New Deal victory was won
With climate chaos accelerating and extreme weather disasters happening nearly every day, it’s easy to become depressed. Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was a first...
Letters: 12/22/16
An open letter to Boulder City Council, especially Matt Applebaum
I recently shared a video of a homeless woman at a Capitol rally with...
