August 21, 2016

Vermont OPEN FARM Week 2016: Get Yer Hands Dirty!

August 22, 2016

The Vanishing Vermonter: The Loss of a Rural Culture

Publisher’s note: This commentary is by Peter Miller, who is a photographer and author who recently published “A Lifetime of Vermont People,” a collection of photos […]
August 22, 2016

The Thought Revolution: Beyond Pavlovian Thinking and “Conspiracy Theories”

Publisher’s Note: We are pleased to welcome Vermonter Chris Pratt, the “Reluctant Activist,” to our masthead. Look for regular features by the Reluctant Activist in the […]
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 29, 2016

VERMONT’S BERNIE SANDERS TAKES POLITICAL HIGH GROUND? NOPE, JUST BEACH SAND.

Publisher’s Note: Thanks to VTDigger.org for continuing to ask important questions about 2016 presidential candidate and “Our Revolution” 501c4 founder Bernie Sanders.  Here is political columnist […]
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 […]