It's All Gray

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The ceiling is shattered but its edges are sharp
Historically, Vermont’s political landscape has been bleak for women gubernatorial candidates, but there’s some room for optimism.
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Elaine Haney
Put us in, Coach.
It’s not too late for a team approach to education reform.
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Elaine Haney
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For Vermonters, it’s people, not party
History and current trends show that Vermont’s “blueness” is relative, recent, and tenuous.
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Elaine Haney
Town Meeting Day elections and the elephant/donkey in the room
Town Meeting Day is coming: community potlucks; daylong, mostly genial meetings discussing snow plows; making decisions with neighbors about how to…
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Elaine Haney
A first-timer's experience at the DNC
Now I know who the Democrats are, and I am one of them.
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Elaine Haney
It’s the economy, and so much more
Recently I criticized the Democratic Party for being performative and not being true allies of marginalized communities, while also ignoring the…
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Elaine Haney
Playing it safe didn’t pay off for Democrats
Somewhere between performative action and active allyship, between uplifting everyone while championing the marginalized, there is a way forward.
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Elaine Haney
It's All Gray
It's All Gray
Notes on Vermont & national politics, in which nothing is black & white.
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