10,000 BBs = $6 million dollars.

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What does this mean for the U.S. of Empire’s electoral system?

Former Vermont ice cream maestro Ben Cohen tells you more in his StampStampede campaign.

We caught him doing his thing with UVM students this week. Here’s an aerial shot:

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Free Vermont, and long live the UNtied States!

October 18, 2014

I Scream, You Scream…for Stamp Stampede! (POLITICAL ACTION)

10,000 BBs = $6 million dollars. What does this mean for the U.S. of Empire’s electoral system? Former Vermont ice cream maestro Ben Cohen tells you […]
October 16, 2014

“Freedom and Unity” – Tell Your Vermont Story! (FILM CONTEST)

Find out more at The Vermont Movie web site. And don’t miss the six disc series, thematically tracing Vermont’s history from Abenaki origins to 21st century […]
October 15, 2014

A “Bombastic Clown Car Of Lunacy” – The 2014 Vermont Governor’s “Debate,” by Joseph Humes (ANALYSIS)

Good to see “secession” getting some traction. But seriously, folks – what if a serious independent-minded candidate or slate ran on a Vermont independence platform? Hmmm… […]
October 15, 2014

How Cows Save The Planet, by Kim MacPhail (BOOK REVIEW)

Cows save the planet. A sentence that sounds so absurd that it immediately makes you utterly confused. Don’t get me wrong, I think cows are pretty […]
October 14, 2014

What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About The Next American Revolution, by Paul Detzer (BOOK REVIEW)

Modern United States is wrought with problems, and is lagging behind other affluent nations. Our nation currently ranks the lowest (21st out of 21) in inequality, […]
October 14, 2014

Tuned-In Family: Vermont’repreneur Elaine Young on Raising Kids in a Digital World (INTERVIEW)

Begin with a simple but overwhelming fact. We live in the most mediated society in world history; we in the West are marinating in 10-12 hours […]
October 14, 2014

2052: Our World In Forty Years, by Matthew Cibotti (BOOK REVIEW)

Ever wonder what the world will be like in forty years? Will climate change have a significant impact on our planet and will we have enough resources […]
October 14, 2014

The War On Bugs, by Joseph Humes (BOOK REVIEW)

We live in a society of ignorance. People use things and do things every day without first understanding what they are doing and why. Will Allen, […]
October 13, 2014

Remembering Columbus Day: 2014 (REALITY CHECK)

An incendiary excerpt from the newly-published AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES on the continuities of U.S. Empire – then and now. Happy Columbus […]
October 12, 2014

Why Privacy Matters, by Glenn Greenwald (TED)

We don’t often post TED Talks, but Greenwald’s funny and insightful 15 minute lecture on the importance of privacy is vital in understanding what’s at stake […]
October 12, 2014

Hemp Bound: Getting Beyond Marijuana’s Stoner Stigma in Vermont, by Michael Comitini (BOOK REVIEW)

21st century U.S. society is becoming more and more open to the recreational drug marijuana. In the past two years, two states have legalized the drug […]
October 8, 2014

Getting Real About The F-35, in Vermont?! (HUFF PO)

Reality check, courtesy of the Huffington Post. Quick summary: the F-35 is the biggest Pentagon boondoggle in history. The so-called “joint strike fighter” jets are slated […]