Opinion
Oil industry borrows page from Trump/Russia dirty-tricks playbook
It seems like only yesterday when Comrade Trump was stealing the presidential election. We all now know he had plenty of help from Vladimir,...
Trapped in The Donald’s cuckoo nest
Insanity reigns. The inmates are now officially in charge of the national asylum.
Hidebound Donald Trump partisans keep insisting that their man is not certifiably...
Letters: 7/12/18
On Lafayette City Council
When the Lafayette City Council votes to approve fracking pipelines to be within 150 feet from our homes, schools and water...
America was in the business of separating families long before Trump
Children are crying for their parents while being held in small cages. The attorney general tells us the Bible justifies what we see, and...
‘Socialism’ is no longer a dirty word
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t expect to become a “Democratic giant slayer” as the New York Times would call her. The 28-year-old bartender and waitress from...
Delivering the news to the ‘New York Times’
Before major news organizations pronounce someone dead, they ought to check the person’s pulse.
Take, for example, a recent New York Times screed prematurely pronouncing...
Letters: 7/5/18
Time for Mayor Berg to resign or be recalled
Mayor Christine Berg has lost the privilege to represent the people of Lafayette. She should...
San Francisco’s suit against ExxonMobil goes up in smoke
Well that didn’t take long.
On April 17, Boulder sued ExxonMobil and Suncor for damages stemming from global warming caused by the carbon dioxide released...
Beaten dog syndrome: Enduring the days of Trump
Confession: I’m feeling exhausted and a bit overwhelmed.
And I suspect you are too, but what can we do? Take a break? Give up?
I’ve been...
How vicious is the GOP’s war on the poor?
Generals plan wars, but battlefield commanders do the bloody work.
So, meet HUD Secretary Ben Carson, a quiet but bloodstained commandante in General Trump’s relentless...
Letters: 6/28/18
Solutions to everything in Boulder
I am an eccentric old lady ranting about everything in Boulder and offering wonderful fixes:
• Advertise big penalties for people...
The alternatives to detaining immigrant families
With his hastily issued executive order on family separation last week, President Trump presented America with a false choice: If you don’t want me...
