To local media our lives are worth nothing — but our deaths are worth advertising dollars.
Category: Opinion
Dear A Leftist™,
What’s with leftists hating people who make money and are successful?
Many of City Hall’s stones were carved by socialist hands. This fact can appear inspirational to leftists who desire to take power within. But let’s not forget who directed those hands: capital.
Welcome, valued reader, to The Rake Vermont’s 2022 Burlington City Council Election Prospectus. Below you will find a cursory guide to each of Burlington’s wards
Ward 3 candidate Christopher-Aaron Felker has scrubbed his public image of his past extremely transphobic comments, now calling for civility and a campaign focused on “community safety,” but he has never publicly apologized or made amends for his history of hateful rhetoric.
“Dear A Leftist™, Why are there homeless people in Vermont during the winter? Why don’t they move south?” There are two tempting and connected ideas
Though weeks have passed since the City of Burlington’s removal of the Sears Lane community, its impact remains fresh, as those displaced continue to seek
“Enjoy your homes.” Those were the last words of a comrade at the latest city council meeting that covered the fate of Sears Lane, before
Whether you’re a seasoned organizer, a budding anarchist or (especially?) if you’re a DINK who just moved to the burbs, sometimes you’re going to have
The Holocaust is the only genocide most liberals and so-called progressives acknowledge. But the ongoing genocide of Indigenous people on Turtle Island, the genocides of
The arguments brought against the recent, and since withdrawn, Burlington City Council Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) resolution are from the same tired, disingenuous playbook used
Much like most Americans at the time, I had no frame of reference to file this under. The rest of the world, however, did.
Vermont has a long history of local media failing the working class. We at The Rake Vermont are rethinking Vermont’s approach to journalism.