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A long time ago, at the end of the last millennium, a group of U.S. government elites collectively known as “neoconservatives” drafted a visionary document called “The Project for a New American Century” (PNAC). Easily readable via the Internet, this PNAC document made clear that the 21st century United States’ chief goal would be nothing less than world domination (dubbed “full spectrum dominance” in Pentagon’ese) in the name of waging a global sequential war for the planet’s remaining fossil fuel energy resources. Looking back over the decade since the 9/11/2001 tragedy (itself an unsolved mystery, as...
Montpelier- As many as 1,700 people descended on Montpelier Wednesday to celebrate May Day, the international workers’ holiday, to show their support and participate in solidarity activities for workers’ rights, human rights, immigration reform, and a range of climate justice issues. Primarily organized by the Vermont Workers’ Center, this year’s May Day festivities were also celebrated by more than a dozen other organizations including...
Activism, Film, Business, Economics, Health, Media, Governance, Foreign Policy, Elections, Military
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Film, Music, Economics, Health, Food, Media, Governance, Foreign Policy, Military, Politics
The story focused on one Illinois legislator who has proposed a limit on how far law enforcement agencies can go. But bills have been introduced in almost 40 states, and the Bill...
Film, Media, Governance, Foreign Policy, Transportation, Farming, Elections, Military, Politics, Trade
"We in America are the best entertained and least informed society in the world." - Neil Postman
Two radical questions for you, dear reader. Are U.S.-based corporate media deliberately dividing the nation? What will it take to end the reign of corporate media's "junk food news"?
These two radical, " root cause" questions animate a compelling new documentary about Sonoma State University's award-winning Project Censored media research program. "Project Censored - The Movie," is an independently produced 1 hour film by "...
"Anytime we give someone an experience that doesn't fit into the old story, it weakens it. It could be an act of generosity, it could be an act of forgiveness, anything that vilolates the understanding that we're separate and everyone's in it for themselves..." -Charles Eisenstein
Activism, Arts, Finance, Media, Governance, Vermont Commons, Common Assets, Sustainability, Transition Towns
What a heady 2 days in Denver. And it ain't just the altitude.
The two-part title of this year's "Journalism That Matters" conference captures both the sense of uncertainty AND excitement felt by all of the attendees here at the JTM gathering, a unique open space conference full of some of the most creative and innovative news enthusiasts and professionals in the country.
During a 48 hour period at our University of Denver host campus, we swapped stories, shared ideas, pushed the boundaries, did our fair share of blue sky'ing, and asked hard...
“At the heart of the current situation in the United States today is the need to downscale and re-localize everyday life, and that naturally calls into question how we manage our affairs. This excellent anthology – Most Likely To Secede – voices the arguments around the possible political breakup of the U.S. nation-state.”
So writes Clusterfuck Nation blogger and futurist James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, of our new book.
Activism, Arts, Finance, Food&Health, Governance, Transportation, Farming, Elections, Military, Politics
"Imagine peace. Secure civil liberties. Family farms. Healthy communities in which each person matters. The flourishing of local arts, music, and letters. Political, cultural, and economic decisions made by neighbors rather than distant rulers. Independence. That’s the inspiriting vision of these Vermonters. Read them, engage them, argue with them. You just might remember–or learn–what participatory democracy is all about."
So writes Bill Kauffman of our new book MOST LIKELY TO...
Activism, Arts, Finance, Business, Economics, Food&Health, History, Governance, Foreign Policy, Transportation
Dr. Chellis Glendinning is one of the West’s most provocative and original thinkers, writers, and do’ers. Her book Off the Map: An Expedition Deep into Empire and the Global Economy, is an intimate exploration of the U.S. of Empire.
After reading our new book MOST LIKELY TO SECEDE, she wrote us from Bolivia:
“Steeped in Jeffersonian decentralism, pro-democracy sentiment, and love of land, the mad farmers, sheep growers, and legal philosophers of Vermont...
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