By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org American uproar over revelations of mass government spying has provoked a significant revision of the actions of U.S. spy agencies across the board. While ire has been focused at the Obama and Bush administrations,…
Date Archives 2014
New Hampshire marijuana vote pushes Vermont to New England ‘domino effect’
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org The dominoes are falling all across New England. The New Hampshire House of Representatives made history last week when it became the first state Legislature to vote in favor of a bill to legalize…
One Million Canadians to Cuba Every Year. Why Not US Citizens?
American Embargo Impedes the Means for Bottom-Up Change By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post (En Español) In the freezing slush and rain of winter, the vacation posters represent total serenity and warmth. “Check out Cuba’s…
Vermont’s ‘welfare-to-work’ limits show early success
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org Vermont last year began limiting how long its residents could receive welfare benefits. Six months later, the move appears successful. The ‘Reach Up’ initiative has already received fewer requests to join the…
Vermont governor declares new ‘War on Drugs,’ but pumps up old bureaucracy
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org Vermont is knee-deep in a crisis of epic proportions, Gov. Peter Shumlin declared in his State of the State speech Wednesday. He’s determined to end it. “The crisis I am talking about is the…
Want a better NAFTA? The Economist Says Endorse Free Movement of People
The Newspaper Talks Sense on Free and Open Migration Across the Americas By Yaël Ossowski | The Canal Blog of PanAm Post Last month I invoked the 21st anniversary of the signing of the North American Free Trade…
Vermont town to lose biggest taxpayer as nuclear plant shutters
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org When nuclear power finally vanishes from Vermont’s borders this year, the town of Vernon will suffer the loss of its biggest taxpayer. As discovered in tax agreements with city officials, the announced…
What Has Government Done to Our Tips?
Desperate IRS on Mission to Squeeze Tip-Income Jobs By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post Waiting tables is hard work, but it’s especially hard when Uncle Sam is on your back. On January 1, the Internal Revenue Service…