June 8, 2015

2VR: The Case For Vermont Independence

Vermont independence in under SEVEN minutes? With pictures? Indeed. 2VR will be presenting a “Pecha Kucha” (a hip Japanese term for “chit chat,” and new rapid-fire […]
June 8, 2015

Gimme Shelter, Grace! (LIKE A ROLLING STONE)

Mad River Valley, Vermont’s own home-grown rock and roller Grace Potter is on tour with the Rolling Stones this summer. We’ve followed her music for years, […]
June 11, 2015

Vermont: From “Banana Republic” to “Sovereign Commonwealth”

One of Vermont’s most visionary economists and thinkers, Gary Flomenhoft, shares his vision for transforming Vermont from a “banana republic” to a “sovereign commonwealth” in this […]
June 14, 2015

Vermont Independence In 8 Minutes. With Pictures. (PECHA KUCHA)

Thanks to our friends at the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum and RETN for hosting 2VR as part of their annual Pecha Kucha night. Here’s a […]
June 29, 2015

ISIS: US Foot Soldiers, by Stephen Lendman

Washington recruits, arms, trains, funds and directs ISIS terrorists the same way they used Mujahideen fighters in the 1980s against Soviet Russia in Afghanistan as well […]
July 1, 2015

Power To The People, by Bill McKibben (NEW YORKER)

Writing in the New Yorker this week, Vermont environmentalist Bill McKibben provides a thought-provoking overview of Green Energy’s potential game-changing power in our 21st century imperial […]
July 3, 2015

V for Vendetta: “Ignite, or be Gone,” by Anneka Williams (HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAZE)

To celebrate Independence Days 2015 – July 4, 1776 (the creation of the Declaration of Independence) and July 7, 1777 – the publishing of the 1st […]
July 7, 2015

Happy Vermont Independence Day! (MEDITATION)

Happy Vermont Independence Day! In Tom Engelhardt’s new book Shadow Government: Surveillance, Secret Wars, and a Global Security State in a Single-Superpower World, he describes the […]
July 9, 2015

The Next Revolution – Murray Bookchin Is Back

Thanks to Pete Garritano, 2010 independent Vermont Lieutenant Governor candidate and farmer, for his insightful review of Murray Bookchin’s new book of collected essays entitled The […]
July 13, 2015

“Guerrilla Warfare Against a Hegemonic Power”: The Challenge and Promise of Greece, by Ellen Brown

Editor’s Note: Banks create money when they make loans. Greece could restore the liquidity desperately needed by its banks and its economy by nationalizing the banks […]