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‘An incredible repudiation of Trump.’ Sen. Peter Welch on the 2026 Democratic tsunami.
Bill McKibben sees a nation at a crossroads as he barnstorms battleground states
‘We can’t solve our problems with the same thinking that created them.’ Amanda Janoo would ‘lead a different way.’
Stealing Elections, American Style: Voting rights attorney David Walbert on how the 2026 election could be hijacked — and saved
Forester, influencer and author Ethan Tapper on why ‘it's our responsibility to carry hope for each other’
‘Gradually, then suddenly.’ Bestselling author Richard North Patterson on how American democracy was undermined.
‘There was some justice.’ Hisham Awartani on enduring and speaking out for Palestinian lives.
Filmmaker Bess O’Brien on connection, resilience and joy after tragedy
‘We are the patriots fighting for democracy.’ AG Charity Clark on suing Trump and winning $92.7M from Meta
Historian Jill Lepore on the threat of authoritarianism and how to counter it
Alternative media pioneer Nat Winthrop on a half-century of covering Vermont
Grace Potter on how she achieved musical stardom by trespassing
‘What can I do?’ Ami Fields-Meyer on what global dissidents can teach Americans
‘You have a choice on how you respond.’ Kelly Brush on thriving after a life-altering accident
Author Chris Bohjalian on writing, activism and challenging the language of genocide
‘I’m sorry that this isn’t what we promised.’ Immigration attorney Jill Martin Diaz on fear and hope in Vermont’s immigrant community
Some joy, some tragedy. 2 Vermont authors on the struggles of rural living
‘How the Democrats Screwed Bernie.’ Former Sanders chief campaign strategist Tad Devine on the 2016 presidential race
‘Strive for that more perfect union.’ Rep. Becca Balint on resurgent white nationalism, war in Iran and her mixed feelings about America’s 250th
Cartoonist Tillie Walden celebrates early American queer love in Vermont in new book
‘Going to where the silence is.’ Journalist Amy Goodman on 30 years of speaking truth to power
Are smartphones birth control? Economist Caitlin Myers on sex, abortion access and talking across divides
Celebrating and defending protest, America’s founding principle
‘Action is the antidote to despair.’ Ben Cohen fights to save the soul of Ben & Jerry’s.
Journalist Jasper Craven on the toxic mix of militarism and masculinity
Going fast and breaking barriers
Shepherd, farmer and award-winning author Helen Whybrow on life, death and belonging
What happens when law enforcement is lawless?
Who made the president a king?
‘I am not afraid’: One year after arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi refuses to be silent
Who killed abortion rights?
"There are more of us than there are of them" — Vermonters speak out against Trump and in defense of democracy
Freed for now from ICE detention, Minister Steven Tendo on being a beacon of hope
How a melting Greenland went from universal wonder to imperial prize
Bill McKibben on fighting climate denialism with democratic power
How Ben Ogden became the best men’s cross-country skier in US Olympic history
Vermont Rep. Becca Balint on ICE, Epstein and presidential fealty
How Sen. Bernie Sanders went from perennial trifle to progressive trailblazer
Vermont clergy see Minnesota as 'testing ground' for Trump's immigration crackdown
House Speaker Jill Krowinski on the state budget and federal immigration crackdown
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel on cultivating a 'little oasis of queer freedom'
'An act of war' — Sen. Peter Welch on Trump's Venezuela and Capitol insurrection
Vermont Conversation: Yankee editor Mel Allen on a half century of New England storytelling
A former EPA official on how the plastics industry sabotages real recycling
A Vermont Jewish student banished from Israel speaks out
VTDigger Editor-in-Chief Geeta Anand on rebuilding trust through local news
'We don’t have a safety net': A Vermont family confronts a future without health insurance
Maria Stephan on the 3.5% Rule and how nonviolent protest can stop authoritarianism
Pianist Adam Tendler transforms his father’s death into 'little masterpieces'
Rep. Jamie Raskin on 'the fight of our lives' under President Donald Trump
Vermont Conversations: A field report from Vermont's historic 'No Kings' rallies
Mohsen Mahdawi & Bernard Avishai on Palestine, Israel and what lasting peace would take
Oscar Mayer heir Chuck Collins on how billionaires are fleecing everyone
Cynthia Miller-Idriss on 'the common thread' of misogyny and violent extremism
Former Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy revisits Vermont's most notorious crime
Will free speech survive Trump? FIRE's Aaron Terr is concerned.
Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump's assault on immigrant rights
Dr. Becca Bell on the chaos at the CDC, and the uneven future of vaccine access
Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy
Sen. Peter Welch slams Trump on his 'ugly bill', DC takeover and war in Gaza
Winooski Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria on why he was detained at the border
Journalist Garrett Graff on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb and the rise of authoritarianism today
Planned Parenthood's Nicole Clegg on reproductive rights without clinics
Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on the rise of the right in rural America
'Don’t back down' — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25
'This is about white supremacy' – Rep. Becca Balint on fighting the Trump administration
Best of: CNN’s Elle Reeve on how far-right extremism became the Republican mainstream
As Vermonters go hungry, the Trump administration threatens cuts to food assistance
Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki on Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and the global crackdown on truth
Jasper Hill Farm's Mateo Kehler confronts the twin challenge of tariffs and Vermont's affordable housing crisis
Flutist Karen Kevra on a quarter-century of making world-class music in Vermont
A walk in the woods with Mohsen Mahdawi
Attorney General Charity Clark sues Donald Trump and warns ‘there are consequences’ for defying courts
Bill Lippert on the 25th anniversary of Vermont's landmark civil unions law and the backlash against LGBTQ+ people
Journalist Jeff Sharlet on American fascism and how a civil war is speeding up
Trump's immigration crackdown comes to Vermont
Journalist Garrett Graff on the rise of authoritarianism and how Covid changed Vermont
Retiring Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine on the state of public health in Vermont
Best of: New York Times columnist Nick Kristof
Can capitalism save us? Will Patten believes Vermont shows us how
'Another World is Possible', says journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Wall Street Journal correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov on why Trump admires Putin
The Mirnavator challenges herself and others to get outside their comfort zone
'An attempted coup' — Rep. Becca Balint on Trump's power grab
One woman's odyssey from Africa to asylum in Vermont
ACLU leaders on how freedom and unity will overcome fear and division
Facing 'systematic abandonment' by the Trump administration, Vermont refugees confront fear and uncertainty
Bill McKibben on fighting for change under the new Trump administration
Sen. Phil Baruth & Rep. Jill Krowinski on what comes next after losing the most Democratic seats in the U.S.?
Journalist and artist Myra Flynn on creating a "righteous space for art and race"
Best of Vermont Conversation: Author Julia Alvarez on borders and bridges
Best of the Vermont Conversation: A new Santa Claus is coming to town and ‘he is a uniter’
Million meter man Noah Dines on his record-setting year of living strenuously
Civil rights and environmental leader Ben Jealous on fighting and winning in tough times
John Rodgers and the future of Vermont politics
Elizabeth Price on the anniversary of her son, Hisham Awartani, 'being alive'
Vermont Rhodes Scholar Lena Ashooh on working "towards a brighter future"
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark on fighting the next Trump administration
Former Gov. Madeleine Kunin on the next Trump presidency
Ex-GOP strategist Stuart Stevens on the presidential election