Opinions
Climate Can’t Be Ignored This Election
With even “climate havens” suffering devastating floods, voters must demand better climate commitments from all candidates.
‘I Couldn’t Remain Silent:’ Don’t Vote for My Nephew Gabe Evans for Congress
My nephew, Gabe Evans, is running for Congress in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. I do love him, and I have since the day he was born. But I sincerely hope he doesn’t make it to Congress.
Protecting Abortion Rights Means Ending Bans on Insurance Coverage
In less than a week, Colorado voters will make their voices heard on abortion rights at the ballot box, along with millions of voters in the 10 states with abortion ballot measures. Colorado’s ballot measure may come as a surprise: the state has long been seen as a so-called “safe haven” for abortion care, especially in the years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But, while abortion is legal, it isn’t protected in Colorado’s state constitution. And there’s another fact that too often flies under the radar–nearly 1 million Coloradans can’t get abortion covered by their health insurance due to a state health insurance coverage ban that has been in place since 1984.
DAVIS: What To Do If Trump Wins
The chances of Donald Trump being elected President of the United States next week are only slightly worse than a coin flip. The polls are tight, and tighter still in the seven swing states likely to decide the election. Despite his criminal convictions, his disastrous first term in office, and his obvious unfitness for the role, there is a distinct possibility that American voters will return him to power.
I’m a Green Party Member Who Won Four Elections. Don’t Throw Away Your Vote on Jill Stein.
An Open Letter to My Fellow Greens:
The Shomer: Temple Sinai Welcomes The Green Prince To Tell His Story Of Growing Up In ‘A Death Cult’
“Hamas is literally a death cult.”
DAVIS: Two Prosecutors are Bickering. They’re Both Wrong.
Two of the state’s most prominent law enforcement figures have spent the month bickering in the pages of the Phil Anschutz-owned Gazette. What started with a broadside from former and would-be future District Attorney George Brauchler against Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has devolved into a back-and-forth race to the bottom as the prosecutors take turns embodying the worst impulses of the American justice system.