I’m happy for the coincidence of the United States turning 250 and the quadrennial pursuit of the FIFA World Cup. The largest sporting event on Earth has a way of putting things in perspective. I view it as a reminder that we are one of many countries sha... See more
You can thank newspapers for the American Revolution. Two hundred and fifty years ago, print media was the only mass communication, and colonists shared information and ideas through pamphlets, one-sheet “broadsides” and other reading material. Because of... See more
How are things on the Church Street Marketplace? What sounds like a simple question is, for the city of Burlington, an existential one. For the past 45 years, the four-block pedestrian plaza for shopping and dining has defined and differentiated its downt... See more
How did an organization that advocates for Vermont’s migrant farmworkers become the state’s leading organizer of opposition to U.S. immigration policy? In this week’s cover story, Lucy Tompkins traces the history, accomplishments and dramatic growth of Mi... See more
Seven Days book critic Margot Harrison couldn’t get enough of Tim Weed’s 2025 “cli-fi” novel, The Afterlife Project. In this week’s issue, she reviews the Putney author’s latest release, The Gatepost. In the May 13 paper, we published a feature on investi... See more
