David Goodman, Author at VTDigger

Vermont Conversation: What happens when law enforcement is lawless?

by David Goodman April 29, 2026, 5:41 pmApril 29, 2026, 5:41 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Who made the president a king?

by David Goodman April 22, 2026, 6:05 pmApril 22, 2026, 6:07 pm

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Vermont Conversation: One year after arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi refuses to be silent

by David Goodman April 15, 2026, 3:38 pmApril 15, 2026, 3:38 pm

Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Who killed abortion rights?

by David Goodman April 8, 2026, 4:43 pmApril 8, 2026, 4:46 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: “There are more of us than there are of them” — Vermonters speak out against Trump and in defense of democracy

by David Goodman April 1, 2026, 6:53 pmApril 2, 2026, 9:42 am

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Vermont Conversation: Freed for now from ICE detention, Minister Steven Tendo on being a beacon of hope

by David Goodman March 25, 2026, 5:03 pmMarch 30, 2026, 11:59 am

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Vermont Conversation: How a melting Greenland went from universal wonder to imperial prize

by David Goodman March 11, 2026, 4:14 pmMarch 11, 2026, 4:14 pm

Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben on fighting climate denialism with democratic power

by David Goodman March 4, 2026, 4:36 pmMarch 4, 2026, 4:37 pm

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Vermont Conversation: How Ben Ogden became the best men’s cross-country skier in US Olympic history

by David Goodman February 25, 2026, 4:55 pmFebruary 25, 2026, 5:05 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Rep. Becca Balint warns state may be ‘in the crosshairs’ of Trump

by David Goodman February 11, 2026, 6:59 pmFebruary 13, 2026, 8:31 am

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: How Sen. Bernie Sanders went from ‘political loser’ to progressive trailblazer

by David Goodman February 4, 2026, 6:13 pmFebruary 5, 2026, 8:09 am

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Vermont Conversation: Local clergy see Minnesota as ‘testing ground’ for Trump’s immigration crackdown

by David Goodman January 28, 2026, 4:32 pmJanuary 28, 2026, 5:20 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: House Speaker Jill Krowinski on the state budget, federal immigration crackdown

by David Goodman January 21, 2026, 5:22 pmJanuary 28, 2026, 3:37 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Cartoonist Alison Bechdel on hope, humor and ‘waking up’ in dark times

by David Goodman January 14, 2026, 7:17 pmJanuary 16, 2026, 8:50 am