democracy
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Opinion: Donate money to save our democracy
“It will be shameful and tragic to allow the gluttony of the few to imperil the wellbeing of the many.”
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Opinion: Hold onto hope for America’s future
“Lately I am hopeful, just a little hopeful, that a new generation of wise leaders and creators are out there”
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Ways of Seeing: Inch by Inch
Each time we help our neighbors, this lovely garden of democracy will indeed flourish.
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College faculty explore how to cultivate democratic citizens
A liberal arts education can provide an ideal opportunity to prepare students for contributing to a healthy democracy, but institutions like Middlebury College face some headwinds.
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Vt. officials join the battle against Trump policies
Some of Vermont’s top elected officials converged on Middlebury Saturday to spread a united message during these tumultuous early days of the Trump Administration: The Green Mountain State…
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Letter to the editor: Group to defend our democracy
A significant portion of blame for the Nazis and the Third Reich rests with the passivity of German people and institutions until it was too late to stop…
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Bennington invites citizens to online democracy class
As democracy faces unprecedented challenges, Bennington College will launch “Saving Democracy Together,” an innovative online course open to the public that aims to reconnect current political realities with…
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Howard Dean optimistic about democracy, but sees work still to be done
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean gave his take on the 2022 midterm elections during a talk in Middlebury on Thursday.
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Former Gov. Howard Dean to discuss midterm election in Middlebury
Howard Dean will present the talk “What Do the Midterms Mean for American Democracy?” this Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury.
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Victor Nuovo: Democracy seems in mortal peril
This week’s writer is Victor Nuovo, professor emeritus of Philosophy at Middlebury College and a Middlebury selectboard member. “If a man die, shall he live again?” The question…
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Letter to the editor: ‘Shake-up’ in U.S. Senate needed for democracy
Wake Up America! It is the McConnell Republican engine that grants the fuel for Trump’s engine. Think beyond disliking Trump to what gives him power and protections. Apart…
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Letter to the editor: How did our democracy go so far off the rails?
How in the world did we get here? When did it happen? When and where did we go so wrong? Was it my generation, the next, the next…
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Editorial: The case for impeachment is a case for our democracy
In last week’s impeachment hearings, during which House Democrats called on three judicial scholars for their constitutional interpretation of what acts would be grounds for impeachment, the evidence…