March 2, 2015

Celebrating TOWN MEETING Day in Vermont (DIRECT DEMOCRACY)

One year ago, we wrote in defense of Vermont’s annual town meeting day, the most pure form of direct democracy still in existence in the United […]
April 2, 2015

Flight Manifesto – “Spirit Superiority” Places Secessionists At #7

This crossed our desk yesterday – we’re disappointed we didn’t beat out the Illuminati or the gluten-free. And yes, our publisher has O negative blood. Free […]
December 6, 2015

“Horrors Beyond Description:” Noam Chomsky on the “War On Terror” (TRUTH OUT)

Thanks to our colleagues at Truth Out for publishing this detailed interview with MIT linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky. His “take” on Senator Bernie Sanders’ […]
December 8, 2015

TRUMPeting Against Muslim Immigrants, by Stephen Lendman

Publisher’s Note: The multi-layered irony of U.S. presidential imperial demagogues lashing out at Muslim/Syrian refugees created, in no small measure, by ISIS-friendly U.S. government foreign policies […]
December 22, 2015

Vermont, Cannabis, and “Exceptionalism,” by Eli Harrington (OP/ED)

  Publisher’s note: Read the Vermont Cannabis Collaborative (VTCC)’s entire “What Cannabis Can Do For Vermont” report – legalize, regulate, tax, derive benefits – online at their web […]
January 13, 2016

Celebrating MLK: MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL 2016 from January 15-2

Once again, the Big Picture Theater and Cafe in Vermont’s Mad River Valley is hosting the annual MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL. Here’s the lineup – not to […]
January 17, 2016

MLK In Memoriam – January 2016 (PROPHETS UBER 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 31, 2016

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Boondoggle, by Stephen Lendman

Publisher’s note: The Pentagon plans to station the first fleet of working (?) F-35s, the most expansive U.S. military boondoggle in history, at Burlington International Airport […]
March 8, 2016

Beyond Prohibition: Why Consider Cannabis Regulation for Vermont?

As the House considers a bill that would end the prohibition of cannabis for adults, I am keeping an open mind. Prohibition has been ineffective and […]
March 16, 2016

Plan V: Vermont Continuity of Government (COG) Bill

Publisher’s Note: From social media sites to the Vermont Statehouse, Vermonters are preparing for Plan V. Good to see far-sighted legislators exploring COG plans for the […]