Artificial intelligence holds promise in many areas, but if it’s designed solely to wring human costs out of business enterprise and gather personal data to be remarketed at a profit, it will not serve humanity well.
We have the opportunity to do more with what we have rather than to build costly new infrastructure. We have the native skills to adapt to new opportunities. We just need the leadership and imagination to realize the opportunities in front of us.
Count the number of people in our emergency rooms, homeless shelters and prisons. That will give you an idea of how well we are managing our complex systems.
With Roe gone, states will have more control over women’s bodies than a woman herself. Would men tolerate this?
UVM Health Network’s role is in question; health care system is fragmented; state leadership is missing. Who’s looking out for Vermonters’ well-being?
Vermonters of all faiths owe a great deal to the many orders of nuns who have been an important part of the fabric of our state.
Should politics be a commitment to community service and well-being, or to the personal accretion of power and wealth? We see this ambiguity playing out daily in the politics of our country and of Vermont.
We need to rethink our school systems, with a focus on the role they play in the well-being of our small towns and how they prepare succeeding generations for a complex and ever-changing world.
Connecting the dots between learning, well-being and justice is the basis for a vision that truly improves the lives of Vermonters.
The job of the political cartoonist is not to bring aid and comfort to the rich and powerful, but rather to convey another perspective on their works, a graphic commentary.
Any future vision for health care must be viewed through the eyes of those who need it, use it and provide it, not solely through the eyes of those who administer it or profit from it.
Prop 5 is as important to men as it is to the women we may love. This is not a feminist moment. It is a human one.
Every town in Vermont must look to the stability of its local paper and come together to ensure its continued success. Our democracy depends on the daylight journalism provides.
I want to focus on real needs, such as our own and our children’s dependency on a healthy environment — the true gift to our descendants. And we can all pursue healthier options for celebrating this holiday season.
