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BY RON JACOBS Image by Max Böhme. In the minds of many, the US state of Vermont is an idyllic place of trees, mountains, ski resorts, craft beer and people with lots of money. In all honesty, Vermont does have its share of all these things. However, like any other place in the world’s capitalist economy, they come at a price. Until recently, that price was mostly hidden from the bulk of Vermont’s residents and even more of its visitors. However, the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drastic reordering of the capitalist economy that followed has revealed the ugly underside of Vermont’s picture-book reality. Like most of the rest of the world, the unhoused live on the streets of the state’s small cities, panhandling, living out their lives’ dramas and wondering where...

JEFF NORMAN Please note the venue change. Scott will be speaking at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro Street, in Carrboro, NC. Click here for more info.No episode of Ask the Inspector tonight. The next episode is this Friday night, March 22 at 8 PM ET. Watch the first hour live on Rumble, X, Facebook, Twitch or Locals. The second hour (starting at 9 PM ET) will stream only on Rumble, X and Locals, and will feature the music of Bob Dylan, and a recap of Scott’s trip to North Carolina and the Dylan concert we attended. Our special guest Friday night is Malcolm Burn, host of The Long Way Around, who recorded and mixed Dylan’s Oh Mercy album. Pre-Dylan concert drinks and eats with my favorite weapon...