Opinion

In office for only half a year, Gov. Rick Scott of Florida has made clear to the people of his state what he’s made of: right-wing ideological Silly Putty...

Bill Clinton, when he was running for re-election as President in 1996, declared, “We remain the world’s indispensable nation to advance prosperity, peace and freedom and to keep our children safe from the dangers of terror and weapons of mass destruction.” His ...

I spent some time last Sunday reading news stories about the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was formally unveiled in Berlin the same day...

The future of journalism...

Trump, don’t get in a snit just because everyone in Greenland and Denmark blew off your idea about the U.S. buying Greenland. Do what any...

Let me introduce you to Susana Prieto, a hero of the pandemic you haven’t heard about. She is a longtime Mexican labor lawyer and...

THE ANSWER TO GUN VIOLENCE Let’s imagine a gun control paradise where the Second Amendment is repealed, and all privately owned guns are outlawed, and...

It’s our civic duty to vote, right? Well that depends on who you are. The disgusting reality is that many of the power elites don’t want certain people to vote, so they go to extremes to discourage and even harass those people to prevent them from exercising their ...

For those of us who’ve been here for a while, it’s easy to be nostalgic about an earlier time in Boulder. The early days...

An open letter to Barb Halpin, staff deputy to the Boulder County Commissioners, and Public Information Officer I wanted to reach out and clarify the...

Danish wrong on guns I have lived in Colorado for 40 years, 20 in Denver and 20 in Boulder. I surely appreciate the Boulder Weekly...

It’s good to know that some corporate chieftains feel the pain of their underlings, who keep being forced to do more for less reward. Take the example of Gannett, the media giant that owns 23 television stations and 82 newspapers, including USA Today...