Valerie Vande Panne

Writing Fellow for Local Peace Economy

Valerie Vande Panne is an independent journalist whose work has appeared in Columbia Journalism Review, In These Times, Politico, and many other publications.

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Voting Booth

Incisive reporting on elections, primaries, voting rights and the party process.

Earth | Food | Life

Environmental journalism that integrates the path for sustainable lifestyles and an ethical diet.

Local Peace Economy

Inspiring stories of people’s efforts to reshape and reinvest in our local economy.

Our Schools

Going to the front lines of the nationwide effort to privatize and undermine the public education system.

Face to Face

Going beyond headlines, labels and caricatures to find the social, political, spiritual common ground upon which we can build a shared politics.

Economy for All

Making the case for the general welfare of American society and the world at large.

Globetrotter

Lifting the voices of journalists working from the continents of Africa, Asia, and Latin America to make a world free of suffering.

Drug Reporter

Covering the disastrous war on drugs and mass incarceration it produces—and the growing movement to reform it.

Recent Posts

Latest Work

Re-Localizing Industry, One Thing at a Time

Indigenous Food Is Not a ‘Trend’: What You Need to Know

Humanity Can’t Recycle Its Way Out of Consumption Problems

Capitalism Has Distorted Our Understanding of Community—And It’s Making Us Vulnerable to Manipulation

Truth and Reconciliation for Native Peoples Begins in Maine

How Native Hawaiians Are Taking Internet Access Into Their Own Hands

The Global Street Newspaper Movement Grows to Fight Poverty and Support Those Experiencing Homelessness

Fashion Is Quietly a Major Fossil Fuel Industry—Could a Sustainable Revolution Be Around the Corner?

Out of the Ashes of Puerto Rico’s Economy Emerges a Promising Currency for All

Think Outside the Amazon Delivery Box