2VR-WgDR interviewListen to this remarkable WGDR radio interview, hosted by Plainfield, Vermont’s Jim Hogue, with Iceland’s own Birgitta Jonsdottir, who played an instrumental role in Iceland’s grassroots revolution against Big Banks, the 1%, and the attempted Bankster takeover of Iceland a few years ago and is now a self-described “hacker” in Iceland’s parliament. Jim and Birgitta discuss a wide range of topics, including Iceland and its bankers, whistleblowers and free speech, the promise and perils of civic activism, and, of course, Vermont secession and independence. “Laws are manmade, they are not a natural force,” Jonsdittir notes. “Laws can be changed.” Amen, Free Vermont, and long live the Untied States!

February 1, 2015

The Octopus In Iceland: Vermont’s Jim Hogue Talks With Birgitta Jonsdottir (WGDR RADIO)

Listen to this remarkable WGDR radio interview, hosted by Plainfield, Vermont’s Jim Hogue, with Iceland’s own Birgitta Jonsdottir, who played an instrumental role in Iceland’s grassroots […]
February 1, 2015

Green Mountain Robotic Surf Punk: The Tsunamibots Take Over Vermont

“When I first heard the Tsunamibots, I thought, Oh No! This will definitely lead to the enslavement of the human race,” said Nill Humansen from HumansAgainstRobot.org. […]
January 28, 2015

“Secession, The Reasonable Option Everyone Resists,” by Thomas E Woods, Jr. (KEYNOTE)

Listen to political theorist Tom Woods make an eloquent case for nonviolent secession in Texas last week. Curious, that both right-leaning and left-leaning thinkers are taking […]
January 23, 2015

In Memory of MLK – January 2015 (PROPHETS OVER PROFITS)

MLK’s intertwined trio – racism, materialism, and militarism – are alive and well in the 21st century U.S. of Empire. During the mid-20th century, the civil rights movement relied on […]
January 23, 2015

Why The U.S. Is The Biggest Threat To World Peace, by Benjamin Dangl (TOWARD FREEDOM)

Like a lot of Americans, each morning in elementary and high school, I had to stand up before the U.S. flag, put my hand on my […]
January 20, 2015

Towards A Vermont “Climate Change Economy”(CONFERENCE)

This commentary is by Ron Miller, is the chair of Sustainable Woodstock. This column first appeared in The Vermont Standard on Jan. 7, 2015. The Vermont […]
January 13, 2015

Glenn Greenwald To Speak at Vermont’s MountainTop Film Festival (SURVEILLANCE)

Glenn Greenwald, U.S. author, journalist and lawyer will speak at the opening night of the MountainTop Film Festival. Greenwald will be called onto the big screen […]
January 13, 2015

52Farms, by Elizabeth Hewitt (FARM SERIAL)

There are more than 7,000 farms on more than 1.25 million acres of land in Vermont. 52Farms.co is a project to get to know a few of the farmers […]
January 11, 2015

“The Empties,” by Jess Row (SHORT STORY)

Readers of collapse-focused post-oil rural fiction (a growing genre – think the “World Made By Hand” novels of James Howard “Clusterfuck Nation” Kunstler) may have missed […]
January 9, 2015

Question: How can the Vermont legislature find the $100 million needed to fund life in our Green Mountains? (SOLUTIONS)

The answer? A Vermont public bank.  2VR has long supported independent financing for our once-and-future republic, and last year – 2014 – was a big one […]
January 9, 2015

From the Mountain Top: Film Festival Founder Claudia Becker Holds Forth (INTERVIEW)

Publisher’s Note: We’ve supported the annual MountainTop Human Rights Film Festival, which takes place every Martin Luther King, Jr. week-end, since it’s inception. This year’s 2015 […]
January 9, 2015

Burning the Furniture: Vermont, Climate Change and the Human Condition (NATURE)

Did you catch the new NATURE report out this week? Worth a read. The energy upshot? If the world wishes to prevent “catastrophic” climate change, then […]