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Sanders and AOC Draw Largest Crowd For a Political Rally in Colorado Since 2008
Over 34,000 people came to Denver’s Civic Center Park for a rally featuring U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens) Friday afternoon.
Outgoing Aspen Climate Warrior Skewers Corporate Complicity in his Latest Book
In his new book, “Terrible Beauty,” Aspen’s outgoing senior vice president of sustainability, Auden Schendler, makes a compelling case for companies in the ski industry and far beyond breaking out of the collective malaise that’s coopting corporate climate activism and has been largely self-imposed – quite ingeniously — by the obfuscation efforts of the fossil fuel industry.
Poem: For Those Who Love Giving Thanks But Eat Too Much Turkey
BoBloBo: Wellness in an Era of Accumulation
Trump Doubles Down on Debunked Gang Claims at Aurora Rally, Calls for Mass Deportations with ‘Project Aurora’
Following through on his announcement, former President Donald Trump held a rally in Aurora today at the Gaylord Rockies Resort.
Archbishop of Denver Argues Against Pro-Abortion Amendment Claiming ‘Pro-Abortion Lobby’ Abuses Mothers and Families
Last Friday, Samuel J. Aquila, the archbishop of Denver, issued a statement urging Catholics to vote against proposed Amendment 79 which would enshrine a right to abortion into Colorado’s state constitution.
Fire on the Mountain: Inside a Secretive Colorado Bible College (Part III)
Content note: this story contains references to domestic violence, abuse, and murder.
Fire on the Mountain: Inside a Secretive Colorado Bible College (Part II)
John Leong had a decision to make. The finances were a mess: the ministry was underwater after its latest land acquisition, and no one else in leadership seemed to take that fact into account. In an organization seized by the need to expand at all costs, the $18 million debt on the balance sheet was treated as an abstract problem. As Chief Operating Officer for Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWMI), John saw it in more concrete terms. Instead of dialing back their projected spending or slowing Charis Bible College’s desired rate of expansion, though, a new board member had proposed a riskier idea: selling investment opportunities to Wommack’s loyal followers.
Fire on the Mountain: Inside a Secretive Colorado Bible College (Part I)
Content note: This story contains references to sexual assault and abuse.
Polis Signs Bill To Improve Children’s Mental Health
Today, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed the “Continue Youth Mental Health Services Program” bill, which extends indefinitely a program that provides K-12 students with six free counseling sessions.