Democrats Aim to Expand Paid Sick Days With PAID Leave Act
By Julia Conley Three Democratic lawmakers aimed on Tuesday to fill the gaps in the House bil... Read more
BREAKING NEWS
- The Weekly Issue/El Semanario will begin our first Digital Edition
- The ‘Anti-Immigrant Strain’ of the Coronavirus in the White House
- Call on Denver Mayor to End Encampment Sweeps During Covid-19 Emergency
- Amid a Historic Economic Collapse, Many Inequities Likely to Worsen
- Abandon Hope
- Colorado Launches Emergency Child Care for Hospital Staff, Emergency Responders
- Congress Urges President to Invoke Defense Production Act
- We’re All in This Together
- Staying Connected with the Gardens
- COLOR Offers New Resource in Partnership with Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) and Rideshare Service Lyft
State
Amid a Historic Economic Collapse, Many Inequities Likely to Worsen
By Michael Booth The unemployment counters are spinning forward faster than state labor officials can keep up. Th... Read more
Congress Urges President to Invoke Defense Production Act
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined Andy Levin (D-MI) and a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing legislation... Read more
Staying Connected with the Gardens
Tiffany Coleman Gardens that thrive but never get watered, folklore surrounding medicinal plants, a poured-in-pla... Read more
COLOR Offers New Resource in Partnership with Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) and Rideshare Service Lyft
Statement by the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) on a new transportation re... Read more
Sheridan Neighbors Pull Together a Food Bank on Short Notice
By Kristin Jones Relationships—the old-fashioned, face-to-face kind—are the glue that holds together a group of n... Read more
Feeding Colorado’s Children and Families
By Erica Meltzer, Sam Park On the heels of widespread school closures announced last week, Colorado districts hav... Read more
Colorado People’s Alliance Expresses Outrage Over Second Suncor Incident
Colorado People’s Alliance (COPA) has been leading the fight for clean air and accountability to corporate polluters. We... Read more
COLOR’s 14th Annual Latina/o Advocacy Day Draws in Hundreds
By Chanel Ward The 14th Annual Latino/a Advocacy Day (LAD) drew in hundreds of community members to its’ two-day... Read more
Leaders Speak Out Against Unconstitutionality of HB20-1188
On March 12th, the Colorado House will hear another recycled and racist attempt by Representative Dave Williams (R-El Pa... Read more
Colorado COVID-19 Outbreak Threatens a Disproportionate Impact on Latinx Families
Institutionalized social and health care injustices threaten the health and safety of Latinx families during Colo... Read more
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Commentary
Abandon Hope
By Kristin Jones Before Miguel De La Torre, PhD, a professor and ethicist, abandoned hope as a theological princi... Read more
We’re All in This Together
Jill Richardson Western medicine is predicated on the “germ theory of disease.” That’s what it sounds like: the t... Read more
This is No Time to Play Politics with our Democracy
Sonia Gill and Sarah Brannon To ensure elections proceed and eligible Americans can vote, any federal legislative... Read more
Inspirational Partnership at Pine Ridge
Chase Iron Eyes First and foremost, I hope that you are staying safe and healthy. At this critical moment for our... Read more
The ‘Xenophobia Virus’ Is Another Pandemic Without End
David Torres The president feels uncomfortable. Enough with seeing him emit official declarations these days. The rapid... Read more
A March With Historical Meaning
Ramon Del Castillo, PhD The César E. Chávez 19th Annual march in Denver, Colorado has been cancelled. The César Chávez... Read more
We Must Face This New Reality Together
Reverend Alvin Herring Sisters and Brothers: Today we must face together this new reality: our country and the wo... Read more
Coronavirus Outbreak Proves There Is No Public Health System in the US
Robert Reich Dr. Anthony S Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and just... Read more
A Sick Planet, Means a Sick Public
Josue De Luna Navarro COVID-19 is testing the U.S. public health system. And, unfortunately, things don’t look so... Read more
Immigration
Causing ‘Profound’ Trauma: 70,000 Children Detained in 2019
By Eoin Higgins The U.S. held a record 69,550 migrant children in detention facilities in 201... Read more
Videos
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The ‘Anti-Immigrant Strain’ of the Coronavirus in the White House
David Torres While the world removes itself from itself due to the social distancing that the coronavirus pandemi... Read more