David Goodman
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Host, Vermont Conversation, podcast of VTDigger, WDEV Radio. Journalist for @NYTimes, @BostonGlobe, others. Bestselling author of a dozen or books. Pot stirrer. Hard to find on powder days. More at www.dgoodman.net
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David Goodman
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· Sep 10
Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump's assault on immigrant rights - VTDigger
“People are really starting to look at what's going on in the immigration system as a microcosm for what could happen to our democracy if left unchecked, not just for noncitizens, but for everyone," s...
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David Goodman
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· Sep 4
Vermont Conversation: Dr. Becca Bell on the chaos at the CDC, and the uneven future of vaccine access - VTDigger
The Vermont pediatrician warned that Medicaid cuts, which will result in some 45,000 Vermonters losing health insurance, will fall hardest on children, who make up one third of the program's enrollees...
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David Goodman
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· Aug 27
Vermont Conversation: Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy - VTDigger
“Four years ago or so we passed some invisible line where it became cheaper to produce power from the sun and the wind than from burning things. And that's a completely epochal moment."
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David Goodman
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· Aug 13
Vermont Conversation: Sen. Peter Welch slams Trump on his 'ugly bill', DC takeover and war in Gaza - VTDigger
Welch has tallied the impact of President Trump’s economic policies and determined that they will cost families in Vermont an average of $2,120 each year.
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· Jul 17
Vermont Conversation: Planned Parenthood's Nicole Clegg on reproductive rights without clinics - VTDigger
President Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' includes a provision to defund the organization. “It’s about abortion. It’s about controlling people and their ability to make decisions and decide when to have ...
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David Goodman
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· Jul 9
Vermont Conversation: Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on the rise of the right in rural America - VTDigger
Her latest book, “Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right,” is based on seven years of work in eastern Kentucky, one of the poorest and whitest areas in the country.
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David Goodman
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· Jul 3
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· Jul 3
Vermont Conversation: 'Don’t back down' — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25 - VTDigger
Civil unions grew out of a lawsuit filed by three gay and lesbian couples in 1999 who had been denied marriage licenses in Vermont. It would take until 2009 for the state to legalize same-sex marriage...
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David Goodman
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· Jun 26
Vermont Conversation: 'This is about white supremacy' – Rep. Becca Balint on fighting the Trump administration - VTDigger
"I don't feel that this President plays chess. I feel like he makes decisions based on the whim at the moment ... or where he thinks he is going to get that feeling that he craves."
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David Goodman
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· Jun 11
Vermont Conversation: As Vermonters go hungry, the Trump administration threatens cuts to food assistance - VTDigger
Emmanuelle Soumailhan, coordinator for Capstone Community Action's food shelf, said that the pantry gets about 800 to 1,000 visitors per month — double the traffic it received before the Covid pandemi...
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David Goodman
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· Jun 5
Vermont Conversation: Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki on Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and the global crackdown on truth - VTDigger
Jarecki’s new film, “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” chronicles Assange’s crusade to reveal inconvenient truths that governments seek to bury.
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David Goodman
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· May 30
Vermont Conversation: Jasper Hill Farm's Mateo Kehler confronts Canadian boycott and Vermont's affordable housing crisis - VTDigger
The local housing crunch is so severe that Jasper Hill has bought 11 properties to provide subsidized rent so its employees can afford to live nearby the farm.
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David Goodman
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· May 25
Vermont farmers wanted stricter immigration policies. Now Trump’s deportation push is hurting their businesses. - The Boston Globe
Farm owners and workers alike have been on edge in the month since US Border Patrol officers detained eight Mexican men on Vermont’s largest dairy operation, Pleasant Valley Farms.
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David Goodman
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· May 25
Vermont Conversation: Flutist Karen Kevra on a quarter-century of making world-class music in Vermont - VTDigger
Karen Kevra was passionate about playing the flute as a child. But in college, she became disillusioned and walked away. Her winding journey brought her back to music and transformed the music scene i...
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David Goodman
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· May 23
Vermont Conversation: Flutist Karen Kevra on a quarter-century of making world-class music in Vermont - VTDigger
Karen Kevra was passionate about playing the flute as a child. But in college, she became disillusioned and walked away. Her winding journey brought her back to music and transformed the music scene i...
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