March 4, 2019

Happy VERMONT TOWN MEETING Day 2019!

Publisher’s Note: Join Vermont Independent publisher Rob Williams for an exclusive interview on Vermont’s radical town meeting day tradition with author, town meeting expert, and Middlesex […]
March 6, 2019

Vermont TOWN MEETING DAY 2019!

Publisher’s note: Enjoy these 2019 Vermont town meeting day videos, produced by our University of Vermont “Sustainable Vermont” undergraduates in collaboration with the Center for Research […]
March 7, 2019

From Greenride To Gotcha: Electric Bike and Scooter Share Coming to Burlington For Summer 2019 (VT TRANSPO)

Burlington, Vermont sits atop a steep hill overlooking the sparkling deep blue water of Lake Champlain and the majestic Appalachian Mountains. While the view is spectacular, […]
March 16, 2019

EL PREDICAMENTO: Living With “The Sixth Great Extinction” + “The Age Of The Anthropocene” (ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY / “RE-WILDING”)

Publisher’s note: Vermont Independent traveled off the grid in Chile’s newly created 10 million acre Patagonia Parque Nacionale this past week, scouting service trips for Trek Relief, and […]
March 26, 2019

The #RussiaGate Conspiracy Theory “Jumps The Shark” (REDUX)

Publisher’s Note: After 2 1/2 years of Trump/Russia collusion “conspiracy theory” charges by our US imperial “news” minions – MSNBC, CNN, NYT, WashPo, WSJ, and Beyond […]
March 27, 2019

The Pentagon F-35 Fighter Comes To Vermont?! (CABIN TALK)

Publisher’s Note: We’ve covered the Pentagon F-35 joint-strike fighter story for ten years. Thanks to Claudia Stauber’s CABIN TALK for keeping us up to date. Free […]
March 30, 2019

“Give People Free Money!” says 2020 US Prez Candidate Andrew Yang (UBI versus Our Commonwealth)

US Democratic presidential 2020 candidate Andrew Young is running on a fascinating political platform, the centerpiece of which is “universal basic income.” (UBI) Modeled on the […]
March 30, 2019

Vermont’s Common Assets: From Banana Republic to Sovereign Commonwealth (COMMONS CREATION)

Publisher’s Note: As discussion around “Universal Basic Income” (UBI) gains traction, here’s perhaps a better way to reconceptualize UBI – as a manifestation of our commonwealth. […]
March 30, 2019

“We’re Geoengineering NOW,” says US Prez Candidate Andrew Yang (LOOK UP)

Publisher’s Note: US 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is the first candidate to publicly call for geoengineering as a technological solution to “global climate change/disruption.” […]
April 1, 2019

BREAKING NEWS! Vermont Leaves The US, Declares Itself An Independent Republic!

Someone better tell Bernie…