Opinion
Rent control rallies and 1980s tenant battles
The summer heat is not only breaking records (thank you, climate crisis) but also manifesting itself in the world of rent control and activism.
Two...
Money talks
Denver went first. In 2020 — a year after the Colorado Legislature passed HB 19-1210, allowing municipalities to set a higher minimum wage than...
The dirty little secret of private equity profits
Executives in private equity firms — such as Mitt Romney of Bain Capital and Henry Kravis of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts — tend to be peacocks who think quite highly of themselves...
The eagle has landed — with extreme prejudice
Wind turbines have killed at least 67 eagles in the last five years, and probably a lot more, according to a report issued last September by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists...
Organize for 2012
At last, a New Year cometh! I say “at last” because, politically, 2011 was a rough ride...
Letters: Aug. 31, 2023
A DOUBLE ENDORSEMENT
I am excited about the mayoral race this year because for the first time in our city’s history, we will be electing...
Copenhagen was a success — for the Chinese
It would be wrong to say that nothing came out of the Copenhagen conference. Just ask the Chinese...
You, too, can be part of Scott Walker’s inner circle
If you think that none of today’s presidential candidates care about people like you, check out Republican Scott Walker...
Agricultural rights’ bill will harm workers it purports to help
Senate bill 21-087, Agricultural Workers’ Rights, contrary to its title, will significantly reduce the paychecks of Colorado ag employees.
A Colorado farmworker under the U.S....
Letters: May 7, 2020
Council’s accessibility issue
Boulder City Council’s recent special meeting, in which they voted on a city-wide mask mandate, left out 8.6% of the population —...
Trump’s victory and the price of cars
When I first saw the headline on strategy maven Edward Luttwak’s piece in the Times Literary Supplement — “Why The Trump Dynasty Will Last...
Donald Trump’s strange bromance with Rodrigo Duterte
We’ve had a great relationship,” exulted a giddy Donald Trump, following his two-day schmoozefest in Manila with the thuggish Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte, who...
