<![CDATA[Boulder - Weekly - Perspectives]]> <![CDATA[Domestic violence: A private matter?]]> <![CDATA[Health care, one more time]]> <![CDATA[Winds of change in the Middle East]]> On Feb. 11, 1979, Islamic revolutionaries took power in Tehran. On Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden and his al- Qaida terrorists launched their attacks on New York and Washington, killing nearly 3,000 Americans. On Feb. 11, 2011, Hosni Mubarak resigned as president of Egypt.]]> <![CDATA[The racial wounds of 9/11]]> <![CDATA[U.S. needs to be on side of Egyptian people]]> Make no mistake: This is a diverse and pluralistic movement, initially driven by the youth from across the country, but now encompassing people of all ages.]]> <![CDATA[FCC breaks Obama's promise on net neutrality]]> On Dec. 21, the FCC passed new rules written by corporations that will end net neutrality. For the first time in history, the U.S. government approved corporate censorship of the Internet, putting the future of online free speech at risk.]]> <![CDATA[Amendments 60, 61 and 101 would be disastrous]]> <![CDATA[Stand up for democracy]]> The limitations on corporations were very intentional on the part of the founders of this country who had been exploited and oppressed by corporations chartered by the king of England.]]> <![CDATA[The death penalty: Are we getting it right?]]> <![CDATA[Arizona's immigration law]]> <![CDATA[Inspiring ideas missing in Palin's book]]> <![CDATA[A fracking threat to children]]> We’ve all seen (or at least heard of) the movie Erin Brockovich, in which a bold and fiercely determined mom takes on a chemical company for exposing a small town and the families and children that live there to toxic chemicals that have been linked to cancer. It’s Academy Award-winning material. And it’s happening again.]]> <![CDATA[Single-payer health care is the answer]]> <![CDATA[Zombie conservatives at the schoolhouse door]]> <![CDATA[The silent jobless]]> <![CDATA[The cold realities of a complicated conflict]]> <![CDATA[Idolatry of Ronald Reagan doesn't square with his history]]> Ronald Reagan, one of America's least-known liberals. I'm serious. If Reagan were governing today the way he governed back in the day, he would be defaced on tea party placards and dogged by rumors that he was born in Kenya.]]> <![CDATA[A challenge to end childhood hunger]]> <![CDATA[One good treaty deserves another]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter explores life's big questions]]> Parents who take their children to see the Harry Potter films enjoy a fun family night. But unless they dig deeper into the stories, parents miss a great opportunity to explore life's biggest issues with their children. ]]>