By Haviland Smith Editor’s note: Haviland Smith is a retired CIA operations officer who focused during his Cold War career in Eastern and Western Europe on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The Oxford dictionary defines democracy as “a system […]
Tag: democracy
Op - Ed, Opinion
In many ways, it’s a wonderful year for freedom and democracy
By Narain Batra Editor’s note: Narain Batra is a media and First Amendment scholar affiliated with the diplomacy and international program in the graduate college at Norwich University. He lives in Hartford. Joy to the world! Freedom is rising. On […]
Commentary, Opinion
Political skills make democracy work
By Lee H. Hamilton Editor’s note: Lee Hamilton is a senior advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for over 30 years. It sometimes seems that Americans are […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Rebuilding faith in democracy one fact at a time
By Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos and Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters It only takes just a few minutes online to get a snapshot of America in 2022; a country divided; a digital battleground of rhetoric where information […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Events & Activities
Henry Sheldon Museum’s virtual lecture ‘Picturing Difference: Photography, Democracy, and Race in the 19th Century’
Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.— VIRTUAL — The Henry Sheldon Museum presents a lecture by historian Michelle Smiley via Zoom. This is the fourth talk in the “Elephant in the Room: Exploring the Future of Museums” series convened by the […]
Commentary, Opinion
How you can help protect democracy in the age of disinformation?
By Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Over the past few weeks, I have given considerable thought to the message I want to convey to Vermonters on cybersecurity. The world of cybersecurity has changed significantly for election officials over the […]
Mountain Meditation
Our democracy needs CPR: Vote!
By Marguerite Jill Dye Steve Finer began mountain rescue decades ago in Wyoming and has served as a longtime leader of Killington Fire and Rescue. He also works in Rutland Regional Medical Center’s emergency center, so his three-hour CPR class […]
Op - Ed
Remember to vote
By Secretary of State Jim Condos The Aug. 14 Vermont Primary Election is just two weeks away. While there has been some indication of lower voter turnout, I hope that as Vermonters, we can make sure that’s not the case […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
A sea of pink
By Polly Mikula “Tell me what democracy looks like?” chanted protesters at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. “This is what democracy looks like!” the crowd yelled back. It was one of many chants repeated Saturday, Jan. 21, as over […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Social media’s challenge to democracy
By Lee H. Hamilton I’ve been involved in politics for the better part of a lifetime and have spoken at a lot of public meetings over the years. There’s one question, I think, that I’ve heard more than any other: […]