We here at The Vermont Independent love a good map.

This one – showing all the countries the US of Empire has invaded (1890 – 2014) – is ESPECIALLY interactive, thanks to collaborative hard work done by a number of our own US researchers.

Read the fine print through the link.

The big question, of course, is – what do we do about this?

You know the answer. The peaceable, joyful disassembling of the US as an imperial project is the only solution to the catabolic collapse of US as a collapsing empire.

Building new and more resilient financial, energy and food systems to gradually replace those which are both dominant and unsustainable is already underway here  in our own Vermont homes, businesses, towns, and communities.

So – take the next big step.

Name the US for what it is: an Empire.

Name the solution for what it is: peaceful, joyful, lawful secession and the reinvention of Vermont as the 2nd Vermont republic (2VR).

Feels good, doesn’t it? Now let’s get busy.

Free Vermont, and long live the UNtied States!

August 29, 2017

US as Empire (Interactive Map)

We here at The Vermont Independent love a good map. This one – showing all the countries the US of Empire has invaded (1890 – 2014) […]
February 20, 2017

Renewable Energy Resilience: The Time Is Now, Vermont. (VPSB LETTER)

To The Vermont Public Service Board, The world faces a grave fossil-fuel energy crisis on three broad fronts: (1) Fossil fuels contribute massive amounts of CO2 […]
May 22, 2008

Designing Our Future in a Changing World: An Interview with Ben Falk

Whole Systems Design, Inc., describes its work as “occurring at the inter­face of people and land—where the built and biological environments meet.” Based in Vermont’s Mad River Valley, Whole Systems Design integrates ecology, landscape architecture, site development, construc­tion, farming, education, and other disciplines. Founder Ben Falk holds a master’s degree in landscape design and has taught at the University of Vermont and Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum. Vermont Commons editor Rob Williams conducted this interview.