February 6, 2015

Ello, Vermont? (#SOCIALMEDIAREV)

Don’t miss Ello co-founder Paul Budnitz speak at Champlain College this coming Tuesday. His new social media network Ello is all the buzz for its mission-driven […]
February 7, 2015

Legalize Marijuana, the “Vermont Way” (TERROIR OF POT)

If we’re gonna legalize marijuana, says the Vermont Cannabis Collaborative, let’s do it the “Vermont Way.” What exactly would this smell like? Read on to find out […]
February 8, 2015

Bookchin is Back (BOOK DROP)

Vermont philosopher and eco-anarchist Murray Bookchin may have left us a few years ago, but his ideas live on in a new book collection just published […]
February 9, 2015

Vermont High School Students Outfox “Faux News” (AIR QUOTES)

Jeezum Crow, we haven’t enjoyed a video this much since John Oliver’s “Net Neutrality” rant. Enjoy!
February 15, 2015

The Republic of Cascadia (SECESSION, PNW STYLE)

Fascinating San Francisco Chronicle article on the Republic of Cascadia and the politics (or lack thereof) of decentralization in the Pacific Northwest. Predictably, the writer doesn’t […]
February 18, 2015

“Wounds of Waziristan” Our Secret Drone War

You know that when Vermont’s business colleges, like Burlington’s Champlain College, start screening films about secret drone wars and the U.S. of Empire, that the Vermont […]
February 21, 2015

Vermont Independence – for breakfast. (ROTARY)

Thanks to the Sunrise Burlington Rotary Club for hosting us at their weekly breakfast on Friday. Always good to explore Vermont independence with the Vermont business […]
February 23, 2015

CitizenFour Wins Best Doc Award; Snowden Issues Statement (OSCARS)

Big SHOUT OUT to CITIZENFOUR for nabbing the best documentary OSCAR last night. Here’s Edward Snowden’s statement. Huge KUDOS to filmmaker Laura Poitras, investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald, and, of […]
February 23, 2015

Why Public Banks Outperform Private Banks: Unfair Competition or a Better Mousetrap?, by Ellen Brown (PUBLIC BANKING)

In November 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Bank of North Dakota (BND), the nation’s only state-owned bank, “is more profitable than Goldman Sachs […]
February 25, 2015

Measles, Vermont, and Informed Consent, by Jennifer Stella (VACCINE CHOICE)

To our Dear Honorable Governor Shumlin, The statewide members of our coalition want to express deep appreciation for your support in maintaining the delicate and critical […]