Vermont’s Cautionary Tale
The Vermont Progressive Party must choose between challenging the two-party system and being absorbed by the Democrats.
Ashley Smith is a socialist writer and activist in Burlington, Vermont. He has written in numerous publications including Truthout, The International Socialist Review, Socialist Worker, ZNet, Jacobin, New Politics, and many other online and print publications. He is currently working on a book for Haymarket Books entitled Socialism and Anti-Imperialism.
The Vermont Progressive Party must choose between challenging the two-party system and being absorbed by the Democrats.
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