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Greyhound Racing Officially Ends in Massachusetts

Thanks to Grey2kUSA and the voters of Massachusetts who put an end to live greyhound racing in the Bay State as of last Saturday night! Here’s more on how it all happened and why this particular situation was unique (i.e.,…

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On “That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals”

“That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things,” written and illustrated by Ruby Roth, has gorgeous and haunting illustrations. And it gently tells the story of why we shouldn’t eat factory farmed animals….

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On Atheism and Veganism

For me, atheism and veganism go hand-in-hand. Why? Most of us were born to or adopted by people who eat animals and believe in a god, and that was all a mere accident of birth and/or geography. But something inside…

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Kermie

Kermie One of the reasons my marriage to a carnivorous Republican worked so well, at least for the first four years, was that he traveled a lot. He unwittingly afforded me the luxury of many weekends spent hanging out with…

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Which One Cookbook Do You Recommend?

A gaggle of people have asked me this question recently. They all have some sort of holiday list, money is tight, and if they could buy just one cookbook to help them in their conversion to veganism from their current…

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New Hub for Animal Rights

Stephanie Ernst, formerly of Change.org, has started a new space called “Animal Rights and AntiOppression” and she has invited yours truly to post there! The tag line is: “Challenging oppression and injustice, against nonhuman animals, humans, and earth — one…

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Black Bear

A month or so ago I stated my intention to alter the way I blog and one thing I wanted to get back into that I did for a brief time last year was podcasting. I planned to make that…

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Check Out “Field Trip” and Chime In

Karol Orzechowskiof Animal Voices (who interviewed yours truly back in July!) created the following film for your viewing, um . . . for your viewing. I don’t want to comment right now except to say that there are no graphic…

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NYT Opens the Door to the Humane Myth

In this morning’s New York Times editorial “There Is No ‘Humane’ Execution,” we have an imperfect yet nevertheless baby step toward acknowledgment of the HumaneMyth. Let’s summarize and deconstruct: After a botched execution, Ohio adopted a single-drug formula to replace…

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All-Purpose Salad-ish Dressing

In my efforts to veganize my friends and family, I’ve found several things almost everyone wants and that kick start their process. One is vegan dessert. But when I look at my Facebook “Scrumptious Vegan Fare” album, it looks like…

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Chris from Beijing is Finally Blogging!

Christopher Barden, an American vegan living in Beijing, and whom I mention frequently, has started his own blog/”Notes on Life”! Chris is a bit of a geek, and I say that with great warmth and admiration, and he’s always trying…

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On Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems

Next year’s Mind and Life Conference is called “Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems: A Dialogue Between Economics, Neuroscience and Contemplative Sciences.” Here’s a quote from the homepage of the conference’s site, CompassionEconomics.org: “The ongoing global financial crisis shows clearly…

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On Scheduling Epiphanies . . . and Coral Snakes

I have a column on my Tweetdeck (an application for ease of Twitter use on my desktop) called “vegan,” where all tweets from all tweeple who mention “vegan” are listed in somewhat real time. One of the reasons I do…

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A Win-Lose Proposition for Farmers and Consumers

From the website of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture: Washington, DC – The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) this week released a proposal to address the critical economic situation of American dairy, pork, and…

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Why I’m Not Giving Up On Capitalism

Among friends I’m thought of as a bit of a conundrum because I haven’t completely given up on capitalism. More important, I haven’t given up on the idea that money can save the day sometimes. Or pulling money. For instance,…

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