Lauren Magliozzi
Opinions
Extremism Rewind
Here’s the first of a new regular feature. A weekly list of the top extremism stories from the Colorado Times Recorder and beyond. All of this week’s articles are from CTR, but in the future, we’ll include the work of other news outlets too.
Health Care for All Should Be an Election Issue
You shouldn’t have to qualify for the Olympics to qualify for free quality health care.
This November, Vote To Protect Medicare Against a Dangerous Conservative Agenda
This week marks the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a historic milestone for Medicare and seniors across Colorado and the nation. The IRA empowered Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for the first time, delivering critical savings on the top medications retirees depend on.
DAVIS: A Colorado Christian Nationalist Looks Back at January 6th
Last week, a sentence was handed down in a case that has taken more than three years to conclude. Rebecca Lavrenz – perhaps the most prominent of the 17 Coloradans arrested for participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol – will not face jail time. Lavrenz, who has been dubbed the “J6 Praying Grandma” in right-wing social media circles, was convicted in April on four misdemeanor counts stemming from her participation in the Capitol attack. Instead of incarceration, the 72-year-old was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of house arrest, and a $103,000 fine. The judge also barred Lavrenz from using the internet during her six months of house arrest.
Denver Public School Board Pivots on School Closure Policies Following Meetings with Out-of-State Charter School Advocate
Before the June 13 board meeting, board members had been committed to specifically not including any reference to standardized testing and state performance frameworks results as criteria for school closure decisions.
REVIEW: The 2022 Documentary Defending Convicted Clerk Tina Peters Has Aged Worse Than Milk
Many of the issues brought to light in Peters' trial paint the narrative portrayed by “Selection Code” in a much more clearly negative way.
High-End Democrat Donors Target a Progressive Antitrust Champion
We’ve recently learned about Project 2025, the GOP’s scheme to let corporate agents take over our government. But there’s also a less visible effort by some donors to also make Democrats install corporate-subservient officials to expand their monopoly power.