Cheap Motels and a Hot Plate

On a recent Friday, the morning opened with bright sun and blue sky. Boulder had had its wettest spring in one hundred years, and this had put a crimp in our hiking regimen. Tornadoes had touched down nearby, and we had seen rainbows several times a week. Boulder Creek was running fast and deep, which made the trail alongside it especially enjoyable, but no substitute for a real hike. So when the weather report predicted that the morning’s brilliance would continue all day, we dressed, ate, packed a lunch, and headed up the mountains to Estes Park, about thirty-five miles and 2,000 feet in altitude away from Boulder, to take one of our favorite hikes—Crozier Mountain. Read More

Clarity of thought is rare in the United States. This is not surprising given the constant barrage of propaganda to which we are subjected during every waking hour. Nowhere are systematic falsehoods presented as truth more than with respect to the nature of our economic system. I have discussed this before, but here I want to focus attention on working people’s understanding of our political economy.. Read More