By Richard Kiefer - February 19,2024

The case for voting even when you don’t want to

About 63% of Americans express not much or no confidence at all in the future of the U.S. political system, according to Pew Research Center. Only about 66% of the...

By none - February 19,2024

Musk on the brain

By Connor Olsen On paper, a FDA-approved futuristic device that can drastically improve quality of life while simultaneously keeping humans up to speed with artificial intelligence seems like it could...

By Dave Anderson - February 14,2024

Just say no to Netanyahu

On Feb. 1, a large crowd urged the Boulder City Council to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. The Boulder Reporting Lab described a raucous and chaotic scene...

By Readers like you - February 13,2024

Letters to the editor: Feb. 13, 2024

Let states decide According to all the “experts,” it seems very likely that the SCOTUS will overturn Colorado’s decision to take Trump off the ballot. Their logic is apparently represented...

By none - February 5,2024

Climate scientists are not corrupt

By Ryan DeCrescent The other day, an older gentleman’s T-shirt caught my attention. The front read:  The atmosphere is:  78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 2% H2O 0.04% CO2   Great — inarguable facts! However, the T-shirt’s...

By Dave Anderson - January 30,2024

Is health care help on the horizon?

Six in ten Coloradans want “big, fundamental changes to the healthcare system,” according to a 2022 poll from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Nearly half of them put off recommended...

By Readers like you - January 29,2024

Letters to the editor: Jan. 29, 2024

Downplaying danger As a fellow human also “seeking a peaceful world,” I just wanted to say a couple things regarding Charlie Danaher’s expressions about “Destroying Democracy” (Jan. 18, 2024). I...

By Jenn Ochs - January 22,2024

Help wanted

The nationwide shortage of direct care workers has caused a crisis in the home health system. Five years ago, I transitioned from living in a nursing home to living independently...

By Dave Anderson - January 15,2024

Polis’ perplexing tax policy

During his State of the State address, Governor Jared Polis called for huge government spending for mass transit, education, job training and crime fighting. But he emphatically called for an...

By none - January 15,2024

Legal madness

By Charlie Danaher In ruling that Trump should be removed from the primary ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court furthers and promotes the legal madness, while pretending to defend democracy.   In...

By Readers like you - January 15,2024

Letters to the editor: Jan. 15, 2024

Civil debate For several years now, a group of old and aging Boulder-area men have met each Wednesday morning to discuss anything other than football, which took considerable restraint when...

By Shay Castle - January 11,2024

Fake news

A Boulderite, a politician and a robot walk into the bar. Such is the origin story for what follows. OK, not really. But it’s pretty close. In early November, Boulder...

By Shay Castle - January 10,2024

Anatomy of an issue

We’re happy to provide the news for free. It keeps the paper accessible, which helps keep us more accountable (More readers = more feedback.)  Local journalism helps keep elected officials...

By Readers like you - January 8,2024

Letters to the editor: Jan. 11, 2024

Faulty judgment The Colorado Supreme Court Justices usurped Congress’ authority when they made their ruling barring Trump from the primary ballot. All attention has been on Section 3 of the...

By Shay Castle - January 3,2024

Strong opinions, loosely held

We love the opinion content that’s been populating the pages of Boulder Weekly lately. Thank you to all the community members who have written in.  To those who haven’t (yet),...

By Emma Weber - January 2,2024

Big deal

For the past nine months, I’ve been building a movement of students fighting for climate justice. After talking with hundreds of students, gathering over 1,300 petition signatures and speaking at...

By Dave Anderson - January 2,2024

Heavy hitters

Last year was a historically good year for the labor movement as unions won big pay increases and better working conditions. The victories came after strikes and threats of strikes...