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Greg Guma

Burlington, Vermont
As seen in: Spreaker, Truthout, Global Research, Seven Days, VTDigger, Kirkus Reviews, Times Argus, Brattleboro Reformer, Rutland Herald, Toward Freedom and
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Writer, editor, teacher, Vermont historian. Author, The People's Republic, Restless Spirits & Popular Movements, Inquisitions, Spirits of Desire, Dons of Time

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Author, editor, historian, former CEO of Pacifica Radio. In the 80s he worked with Bernie Sanders, and chronicled Vermont’s evolution in The People's Republic: Vermont and the Sanders Revolution (1989). He’s been writing for more than 50 years.

His novels include Spirits of Desire (2004) and Dons of Time (2013). He also worked as a writer and adviser on Freedom and Unity: The Vermont Movie. His recent non-fiction includes Fake News: Journalism in the Age of Deceptions (2018), Planet Pacifica …

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Guma: Ukraine, Russia, two Vladimirs, and the burden of history

Guma: Ukraine, Russia, two Vladimirs, and the burden of history

Not long ago, to many North Americans, Ukraine was just another obscure eastern European region. Most people …

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Guma: Ukraine, Russia history

Guma: Ukraine, Russia history

No long ago, to many North Americans, Ukraine was just another obscure eastern European region. Most people c…

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Review: Restless Spirits & Popular

Review: Restless Spirits & Popular

“A well-written and nuanced history of Vermont’s social movements… a definitive examination of how average pe…

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New book examines Vermont activists, movements

New book examines Vermont activists, movements

A new book by author Greg Guma re-examines the state's history and tries to define "the Vermont Way" through …

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Battling Truth Decay - VTDigger

Battling Truth Decay - VTDigger

Conspiracy theories. They used to be good fun, provocative dinner table conversation and the focus of action …

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Toward Freedom Archive

Toward Freedom Archive

Essays and investigations (2000-2020) written during and after Greg’s tenure as TF editor (1994-2004), includ…

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Articles

Americans' Right to Refuse: A Nullification Progress Report - Global Research

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By Greg Guma
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Although rejected by federal courts, nullification remains effective. And alignments flip. Southern states once defied federal civil rights laws. Now liberal cities refuse to cooperate with the feds. * It’s time for a look at how well the devolution is going. No, not the revolution, that’s something else. I’m talking about legal and other forms of popular resistance, nullification campaigns and moves that empower citizens to respond to malicious prosecutions or the unjust enforcement of laws.
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Addicted to War: The Seductive Myths of Militarism - Global Research

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By Greg Guma
| Global Research
[We repost this instructive article by Greg Guma first published by GR in March 2016.] An ever-deepening militarization threatens to hollow out democracy and leave the country isolated and bankrupt, morally and economically. George Washington could hardly be called naive about the use of military power.
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What’s So Bad about Gerrymandering (and What the Heck Is It)?

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By Greg Guma
| towardfreedom.org
Political maps are “gerrymandered” if they increase one party’s advantage or provide “incumbent protection.” And the boundary lines look strange. Greg Guma (https://substack.com/@mavmedia) Most people know that more than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers recently relocated — some say “fled” — to Illinois to prevent the Texas legislature from achieving quorum and passing laws.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Local Daily reporter and photographer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

For decades

How is social media changing news?

Too often driving false narratives

Awards

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National Endowment for the Humanities

1980 - Journalism Fellowship

Seminar: Freedom of Speech, the Press, and the Electronic Media

Project Censored

2002 - Investigative Journalism

Top censored story list for “Secrets R US,” Toward Freedom, Aug/Sept. 2001

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Chittenden Historical Society

1984 - Research and writing

For “Burlington’s Progressive Past: The Age of Burke”

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