Opinion
Nixon explains why Trump won
The Idea Fairy and I were kicking back after the election when suddenly the door flew open and a shadowy figure emerged through the...
Letters: 11/1/18
Yes on Prop 112
As more and more peer-reviewed studies are being reported (since 2013, more than 700), fracking is clearly and conclusively documented as...
Populism: bigoted scapegoating or multiracial progressivism?
Populism isn’t a coherent ideology, argues John Judis, but “a way of thinking” about politics that can be employed by the left, right or...
‘Lies, damn lies, and statistics’
An old saying asserts that falsehoods come in three escalating levels: “Lies, damn lies, and statistics.” Now, however, there’s an even-higher category of lies:...
The Donald is about to enter the oil patch
Prediction: If you want to know where the Trump administration is headed, start by reviewing what’s been going on in the oil patch for...
Letters | Marijuana growers should pay more for electricity
(“Where the grass isn’t greener,” Boulderganic, March 28.) These high-use customers drive the need for increased supply, which all customers have to pay for. A gas electric plant costs in the neighborhood of $80 million. Should we all have to pay increased rates, or ...
Letters: 9/6/18
Nationwide prison strike
Prisoners nationwide are on strike and many are fasting. This is a 19-day strike ending on Sept. 9. It is on schedule...
The Bernie revolution rolls on
In a volatile and anxious time when people’s lives are being upended, cautious middle-of-the-roaders fail to inspire while those who propose big alternative visions...
GOP to US infrastructure: All fall down
I love groups with the gumption to take on big tasks and do what needs to be done — can-do groups that can, and do. But, uh-oh, here comes The Little Choo-Choo That Couldn’t: the U.S. Congress...
Flagging the lies of Big Oil’s frackers on the 4th of...
Big Oil’s frigging frackers are wrapping their shameless profiteering in our flag...