August 26, 2016

A “Brexit” Strategy for the UNtied States? Nonviolent Secession, and Vermont Can Lead the Way…

Publisher’s note: We publish decentralist viewpoints from across the political spectrum. We don’t agree with everything Mr. Dunkin states here – climate change/global warming is actually […]
August 28, 2016

Noam Chomsky: How the U.S. of Empire Under Obama Has Ushered in ‘a New Era of International Terrorism’

The following is a recent interview with Noam Chomsky on the Middle East and the Obama Administration’s policies towards Syria, Egypt and Iran, and the rise […]
August 31, 2016

NewGrassRoots: “Small D” Digital Democracy Now Planted in Vermont

  Publisher’s Note: Benjamin Brown, Vermont’trepeneur and founder of Rutland-based NewGrassRoots, has a compelling vision for harnessing digital technology. Namely, to make our local and state/republican […]
September 6, 2016

9/11: 15th Anniversary NYC Conference

Publisher’s Note: Ten Septembers ago, Vermont Commons: Voices of Independence devoted an entire issue of our news journal to exploring the unanswered questions surrounding 9/11 (available […]
September 7, 2016

The Vermont Case for Ticket Splitting: Democrats versus Independents in November 2016

Vermont state politics are focused primarily on three major issues: climate change, education and healthcare. We are glad to live in a place where there is […]
September 9, 2016

The Clinton Foundation – A Rogue “Charity” Fraud Network?

Publisher’s Note: As we move closer to the 2016 Presidential “election,” more and more Vermonters are asking hard questions about the Clinton Foundation in the wake […]
September 11, 2016

INTER STATES – “Emerging Disorder” Brattleboro Book Launch!

Publisher’s note: We’ve been excerpting Vermont novelist Ralph Meima’s brilliant INTER STATES – a novel in 3 parts/books – for years here at our web site. […]
September 13, 2016

Vermont’s Cannabis Collaboration: Challenges and Opportunities for Legalization

The Vermont Agency of Transportation recently released — and the Brattleboro Reformer recently reported – a bombshell of a statistic: “Deaths on Vermont roads have increased […]
September 20, 2016

“Conspiracy Theory” – The Historical Origins Of A Powerful Meme (BOOK REVIEW)

Do you smirk when you hear someone question the official stories of Orlando, San Bernardino, Paris or Nice? Do you feel superior to 2,500 architects and […]
October 3, 2016

“Viking Economics” Comes To Vermont for New Economy Week!

George Lakey will be coming to Vermont between October 11th and 17th to talk about his landmark book about the Scandinavian economies. The book describes how […]