Greg Guma is an author, editor and the former CEO of Pacifica Radio. He lives in Vermont and writes about politics and culture on his blog, Maverick Media.
Below are the collected articles Guma has written for Toward Freedom.
Peaceful Revolutions and the Power of Disobedience
Defenders of Freedom: Why Anarchism Is Misunderstood
Addicted to War: The Seductive Myths of Militarism
It CAN Happen Here: Meet Friendly Fascism
The roots of a war are rarely simple. In Afghanistan what at first looked like retaliation turned out to be the first preemptive resource war of the 21st century.
Effective regulation, combined with a comprehensive national database and a training program for gun users, would establish over time that less access to guns leads to less violent crime. This has been the case in Europe and some US states. Success would help shatter the myth that government is the problem, and that people are better off armed to the teeth and on their own.
If you get the impression from recent press reports that Mitt Romney is on the ropes, think again. Despite what the polls and pundits suggest, his campaign for president still has a battery of secret weapons that may yet provide the margin of victory he needs.
A new study finds that money spent on clean energy, health care, and education would create many more jobs than if the same money is spent on defense.
New e-book puts local Vermont politics in a larger context, and explores the early impacts of the Occupy movement, the campaign to overcome the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, and more.
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