Opinion
Letters: May 25, 2023
SOLUTION TO HOMELESS = CHILD TAX CREDIT
Great news that programs for the homeless are receiving funding in Boulder County (News, “Boulder County receives funding...
Who is George Soros, the right wing’s boogeyman?
Many people heard about George Soros for the first time when he denounced George W. Bush’s “war on terror,” lies about Saddam Hussein being...
Letters: May 18, 2023
IMPROVE OUR TRANSPORTATION
I am a junior in high school and live in Boulder County. I, as well as many people I know, want to...
Old bones can be a small town’s movie stars
The prehistoric past can perk up the present. When woolly mammoth bones were found in my hometown in Wisconsin years ago, they became the...
The house always wins
Colorado’s 74th General Assembly was one the most contentious sessions in recent history. In the midst of debates on local zoning policies and tax...
Corporate ‘centrist’ third party could spoil 2024
In 2024, a new supposedly “centrist” political organization may run a “unity” presidential ticket. No Labels is already on the ballot as a party...
The mass co-opting of Native medicines and traditions
Proposition 122, now SB23-290 Natural Medicine Regulation And Legalization, became law on May 9. The law legalizes regulated therapeutic use and decriminalizes personal use...
City Council vote is a referendum on police oversight
On March 1, 2019, Boulder police surrounded Black Naropa University student Zayd Atkinson, threatening his life and safety, for the crime of doing his...
Human Relations Commission Letter to Boulder City Council on Police Oversight...
Dear Members of the Boulder City Council,
We, the members of the City of Boulder’s Human Relations Commission, are writing to express our grave concerns...
Letters: April 27, 2023
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Let’s imagine a gun control paradise where the Second Amendment is repealed, and all privately owned guns are outlawed, and...
Is gun machismo destabilizing the US with paranoia and murder?
The pandemic inspired a gun-buying surge. Americans purchased approximately 60 million guns between 2020 and 2022, according to The Trace, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news...
The Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran is encouraging as we...
How do we organize together in social movements with longevity? Our collective strategies, our power analyses, and our direct action can bring about lasting...
