October 19, 2014

Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country, by Kathyrn Miyahira (BOOK REVIEW)

Dirt? What do you mean dirt? My mind flooded with questions as I delve into Courtney White’s book, Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey though Carbon Country. […]
October 21, 2014

Capitalism’s Cancer Stage, Our Civil Commons, and the Values Wars

John McMurtry, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph in Canada, produced two enormously provocative and insightful books more than a decade ago, which […]
October 21, 2014

Vermont: From Banana Republic to Owner State, by Gary Flomenhoft (COMMENTARY)

I believe Vermont should be an “owner” state. You might say that Vermont was founded in a battle over ownership rights, as Vermonters led by Ethan […]
October 21, 2014

Sowing Seeds in the Desert, by Olivia Whittemore (BOOK REVIEW)

Picture yourself on a contemporary farm in Vermont. You might see sloping, grassy hills speckled with cows and horses, or perhaps orderly rows of Swiss chard […]
October 21, 2014

“His Own Nation Small Enough to Walk Across,” by Jillian Holland (BOOK REVIEW)

A month ago if you had told me that Vermont was once its own country, independent of the United States of America, I would not have […]
October 21, 2014

Public Banks Now! How to Protect (Vermont’s) Public Revenues from the Next Meltdown, by Ellen Brown (COMMENTARY)

Concerns are growing that we are heading for another banking crisis, one that could be far worse than in 2008. But this time, there will be […]
October 21, 2014

Big Heavy World: Vermont’repreneur Jim Lockridge on Making Music In Vermont, by Joey Lord (INTERVIEW)

Q. How did Big Heavy World come into being? A: Big Heavy Started in my living room in 1996. I was a graphic designer and psyched to […]
November 5, 2014

Secession from Spain? Towards An Independent Catalonia (NEWS)

Secession fever is spreading. Will the Catalonians realize their dream of achieving independence from Spain? Stay tuned.
November 5, 2014

Nuclear Roulette, by Kellie Linskey (BOOK REVIEW)

“Nuclear technology was originally devised as a tool to fabricate weapons of mass destruction,” explains author Gar Smith. “The goal was to create a nuclear arsenal […]
November 5, 2014

A Local Shade Of Green, by Amanda Cesario (BOOK REVIEW)

Although it is printed in blue ink, Local Money: How to Make it Happen in Your Community is an exploration of the ‘green’ agenda of reducing a community’s carbon […]