September 12, 2015

The Local Economy Solution, by Michael H. Shuman

Publisher’s Note: We begin our annual fall 2015 Chelsea Green book review series with Michael Shuman’s The Local Economy Solution. And listen to Shuman on Jim […]
September 17, 2015

Business and Benevolence: The Social Profit Handbook, by David Grant (BOOK REVIEW)

When walking into an introductory business course, the first question college students are asked is along the lines of, “What does a business care about most?” […]
September 19, 2015

Vermont Independence REQUIRES Good Parties, like the “ROUND UP BY THE RIVER,”

Freeing Vermont and becoming independent REQUIRE good public parties. The weekly Wednesday ROUND UP BY THE RIVER became a summer highlight for locals and visitors alike […]
September 20, 2015

U.S. Fuels War In Yemen, by Stephen Lendman (FULL SPECTRUM DOMINANCE v. ARAB SPRING)

Yemen is Obama’s war – cold-blooded genocidal slaughter and mass destruction, planned long before conflict began in late March, using Saudi Arabia, UAE, other Gulf states […]
September 23, 2015

“Hemp Hemp Hooray”: Doug Fine’s 21st Century Search for the Next Agricultural Revolution (BOOK REVIEW)

Pot. Weed. “Mary Jane,” or whatever you call it, most people are familiar with marijuana. Whether one partakes in recreational use, uses it for medicinal reasons, […]
September 27, 2015

One-Straw Revolutionary: The Philosophy and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka (BOOK REVIEW)

Given today’s world population of more than 7 billion people, it is clear, now more than ever, that the planet’s resources are strained. In past ages, […]
September 27, 2015

Revolutionary Spirits: Craft Beer Crisis and the Co-op Solution, by Matthew Cropp

Read this “Green Mountain Noise” feature on page 40 of our 2015 e-zine! Quaff ’em on behalf of our emerging 2nd Vermont Republic.
September 30, 2015

The United States of Empire?! (REALITY CHECK)

Welcome to the 21st century. The United States maintains an “Empire of Bases” – more than 800 in more than 150 countries around the world. If […]
October 4, 2015

#FeelTheBern: The Essential Bernie Sanders and his Vision for America, by Jonathan Tasini (BOOK REVIEW)

Voting season in Vermont will be here before we know it, and according to our Saint Michael’s website, 82% of students come from out of state. […]
October 4, 2015

Changing the Climate on Climate Change Media: What we Think about when we Try not to Think about Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action, by Per Epsen Stoknes (BOOK REVIEW)

The story of global warming is one that has resonated with people for decades. Every credible newspaper publishes stories about the shifting climate, while many schools […]