Plenty of white noise and distraction in the 21st century podcasting world. Cutting through the clutter are two of our weekly favorites – Jeremy Scahill’s INTERCEPTED and Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips’ PROJECT CENSORED. In his latest, Scahill chronicles the POTUS as “Distractor in Chief,” breaks down US imperialism, proxy wars and beyond in the Middle East, and asks tough questions of the US of Empire. Meanwhile, on KPFA/Pacifica Radio, Huff interviews Vermont’s own nuclear activist husband and wife team, Maggie and Arne Gundersen, about their work in challenging the hegemony of one of the world most powerful industries, as well as updating us on the latest surrounding the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

November 25, 2017

Podcasting for a Free Vermont! (INTERCEPTED and PROJECT CENSORED)

                                    Plenty of white noise and distraction in the […]
November 17, 2017

A “Fable” Of Vermont Resistance: Or Is It? (BOOK REVIEW)

“Ah Mary, she’ll bake you cookies then she’ll burn your town. Ah Mary, ashes to ashes, but she won’t fall down.” – Grace Potter + the […]
November 16, 2017

Plan ‘V’ on CABIN TALK (SNOW’LIAGE VISION)

Thanks to CABIN TALK’s Claudia Stauber for hosting VERMONT INDEPENDENT this week. We discuss Plan ‘V’ while drinking green tea. Listen and watch here. Happy Thanksgiving […]
November 13, 2017

A Public Bank Option – Safer, Local and Half the Cost (PUBLIC FINANCE)

Publisher’s Note: Phil Murphy, a former banker and contender in New Jersey’s race for governor, made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform. With his […]
November 13, 2017

Mad River Valley Television PARTY! (Benefit)

Come out and boogie on behalf of truly independent grassroots community media here in Vermont! Don’t miss this MRVTV bash. Spread the word!
November 12, 2017

The Unbearable Lightness of…Bernie (#FEELTHEBERN’s MOMENT OF TRUTH)

Regular readers of VI know we don’t spend too much time covering the kabuki theater that passes for “2 party politics” in the United States of […]
November 11, 2017

Plan V-TV/22: Interviews Cabin Talk’s Claudia Stauber

The Vermont independent livestream scene is beginning to catch fire, led by friends and neighbors such as CABIN TALK’s Claudia Stauber. Enjoy our interview with Claudia […]
November 10, 2017

Bill McKibben and Amy Goodman on Vermont Independence, Sorta. (DEMOCRACY NOW)

Hilarious! Bill reads from his book RADIO FREE VERMONT,  a “fictional fable of resistance,” and then declares to Democracy Now host Amy Goodman that “Vermont can’t […]
November 7, 2017

EU and US Throw Catalonia Under the Bus (SECESSION, NOT AGGRESSION)

Millions of pro-independence Catalans are on their own. Europe turned its back on them, violating fundamental international law, affirming the right of self-determination for all people. […]
November 7, 2017

Big Data, Politics, and the 2020 “Election” (CCTV)

Jeff Chester is a leading national critic of the “Lords of the Cloud.” Don’t miss!
November 6, 2017

“Ignite Or Die.” (False Flag/Guy Fawkes Day)

“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their People.” – V Publisher’s Note: We publish this essay every Guy Fawkes Day. […]
November 3, 2017

What Would It Look Like If Vermont Seceded? (VPR/BRAVE LITTLE STATE)

Hmmm, VPR and  “Brave Little State.”  You didn’t really “lean in” here, did you? At least you are beginning to sorta explore the idea. Free Vermont!