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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON — Voters delivered a decisive win for former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election, laying the groundwork for a second administration — a “golden age,” he calls it — in which he has vowed to conduct mass deportations of migrants, impose stiff taxes on foreign goods and install wealthy supporters in key positions.
In his second media exchange on healthcare in two weeks, congressional candidate Gabe Evans repeated his belief that the Affordable Care Act doesn’t work and should be replaced.
