Martin Luther King was a democratic socialist
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“Economic justice would require a land where men will not take necessities to give luxuries to the few.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
Many conservatives today, …
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Cheerleaders and Critics: American politics and the pendulum effect
By Tim Bearly
Reader Contributor
“Politics is a pendulum,” Albert Einstein said, “whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.”
To dispel these illusions we must …
Lawmakers prepare for 2019 legislative session
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
As the new year approaches, so too does the beginning of the in Boise, set to begin on Jan. 7.
New and veteran legislators alike …
Smaller lumps of coal in some Christmas stockings this year
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Every mine safety law is written in a miner’s blood.
—Phil Smith, United Mine Workers
Initially, I could not find a connection between the 40-year …
Let’s give all this hate a rest
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The past week has just been awful in America.
A man who killed two people in a Kentucky grocery store last Wednesday allegedly entered a …
The day Confucius went to the United Nations
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,” and that they have “the …
Young Voters: Will their voices be heard this November?
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
There’s a voting powerhouse in the U.S. with the ability to transform the political landscape — if anyone can get it to turn out, that …
A conversation with Sen. Jim Risch
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s been a tumultuous year and a half since U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R) sat down with the Reader shortly before the inauguration of President …
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