Opinion
CU should expand in Louisville, not on South Boulder Creek
There’s a much better place for the University of Colorado Boulder to build its putative academic village than in the mined-out gravel pit at...
Progressive hope amid fears of autocracy and fascism
After the Senate Democrats recently passed the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, California Congress member Ro Khanna told Democracy Now! that it was “a historic...
Workers at Walmart cite poor conditions
This month, something quite remarkable happened in America. Hundreds of Walmart workers who don’t have a union stood up to the company, knowing that it has a long history of illegally retaliating against its employees. In a high unemployment economy, they went on ...
The devil is in the details
When he was on the campaign trail, Donald Trump denounced “free” trade agreements, promising something “much better” for working people than the North American...
Measuring Congress by the numbers
Never have so few done so little for so many. But at last, they’re gone — Congress has adjourned for the year...
Driving America’s yellow school bus to educational hell
Public education used to be, you know, public, as in: An essential societal investment for the betterment of all, paid for by all through school taxes...
Letters: 7/26/18
To: Jared Polis; Re: Democratic leadership
Recently I received a mass letter from your office concerning your work as a congressman to help senior citizens...
Letters: 1/17/19
Danish wrong about
desalination
In “How to increase Colorado’s (and Arizona’s) water supply,” (Re: The Danish Plan, Jan. 3, 2019) Paul Danish proposes supplying water beyond...
Patriotism on life support
Warning: I wrote this at 4 a.m. while feeling pretty angry and cynical, so read on at your own peril.
I really do love my country,...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 7, 2023
On criticism
It is not anti-Jew to criticize Israel for human rights violations.
It is not anti-Buddhist to criticize Myanmar for human rights violations.
It is not...
Why won’t Trump stand up to Putin?
As Donald Trump said: “Strange things happen in life.”
Yes — like him! Take that strange bromance he’s got going with his presidential counterpart,...













