Deception

What do Eliot Spitzer, Bear Stearns and the Iraq War have in common? Commentator Bill Shutkin is a writer, lawyer and Research Affiliate at MIT, who tries to connect the dots in his sometimes quixotic quest for truth.  

There You Are

Commentator Bill Shutkin is a writer, lawyer and Research Affiliate at MIT, who says that modern enviromentalism – launched in the suburbs in the 1960s – has spread far and wide.  

The Douglas Plan

Commentator Bill Shutkin is a writer, lawyer and Research Affiliate at MIT. And he thinks that the Douglas ‘Climate Change plan’ reflects an agrarian ideal that’s more suited to the Jeffersonian era than today.

Dissonance

With the Iraq War a daily staple of today’s news diet, commentator Bill Shutkin has begun to reconsider the War’s impact, not only on Vermont’s soldiers but on the state’s very identity.

Trees

In cities like Rutland and New York City, trees are being planted this year in record numbers. But commentator Bill Shutkin reminds us that planting a tree in an urban environment requires a long term commitment.

Social innovation

With some of the US economy’s biggest players struggling to survive in the global marketplace, commentator Bill Shutkin sees a new frontier for American innovation.

Green tech in Green Mtns

The changing climate is affecting the way we look at the relationship between industry and ecology. And commentator Bill Shutkin says that if Vermont wants to become a national leader in green business development, some basic attitudes also need to change.

Resort workers

We’ve heard a lot lately about the plight of illegal immigrants working in Vermont agriculture, but commentator Bill Shutkin says that not all immigrant workers are illegal – and they’re not all found on the farm.