by Corey Hutchins
News Analysis
2024 Review: Our Investigations Into Christian Nationalist Organizations
In 2024, columnist Logan M. Davis took deep dives into two different Christian nationalist organizations. In February, he wrote the first full accounting of the Narrowgate cult, which operated in the 1990s. Later in the year, Logan published an investigative series pulling back the veil of secrecy around a major Colorado-based ministry and revealing allegations of widespread abuse within. In the aftermath of that second investigation, the ministry’s long-time leader, Andrew Wommack, announced that he would be stepping down from his leadership position.
2024 Review: The Colorado Times Recorder’s Impact Journalism — Resignations, a Cancellation, and More
Most journalism is compost for a community. The manure of words can be toxic for sure (e.g., FOX News), but if it’s done right, journalism lays the groundwork for debate, inspires new ideas, stimulates broader perspectives, and kills infectious societal diseases like misinformation, conspiracies, lies, inconsistencies, and more.
Film Shows the Destructive Allure of White Supremacy
After 12 gunshots killed Jewish radio host Alan Berg in the driveway of his Denver townhouse in 1984, the FBI traced the weapon used to a white supremacist group called The Order that was behind a string of robberies and bombings designed to kill Jews and Blacks and usher in a white revolution against the U.S. government.
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.
Youth Voters in Colorado Bucked National Trends in the 2024 Election
Democrats have long relied on youth turnout as an important part of their path to victory. While the 2024 presidential election saw a swing to the right among young people, especially among young men, Colorado was one of the few places in the country that didn’t follow this trend.
Extremist Rewind – 11/08/2024
As part of our weekly roundup of articles on political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Erik Maulbetsch’s coverage of the verbal threats made to Republican county clerks by members of their own party. Also below is Erik’s article about the election conspiracist behind the leaked Secretary of State passwords. In addition, we’re offering Jacob Fischler’s analysis of Trump’s plan for mass deportation and tariffs — and a report from Colorado Newsline’s Sara Wilson on two women arrested in a fraudulent ballot scheme to ‘test’ the system.