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The New Jersey office where I work will likely be under water in less than twenty years. When I mentioned this to a coworker, she just smiled and walked away. "Long-term disaster is now the best case scenario" wrote Nathaniel Rich in "Losing Earth: The D…

Our world is awash in hatred and no one seems to be immune, not even vegans. Having learned about the interconnectedness of all systematic forms of oppression and their root in nonhuman exploitation, it confounds me how some vegans can advocate for nonhumans while disp…

A cat used in deadly experiments inside USDA laboratory. Follow the money! It's a commonly heard phrase that originated with the Watergate scandal. We hear it a lot today in reference to the investigation into President Trump's ties to Russia. But the popular p…

Surrealist painting of industrialized human, artist unknown Here are some frightening statistics from Population Matters : There are now more than 7.5 billion humans on Earth.  It took until the early 1800s for the human population to reach one billion. Now we add a bi…

I endeavor to live a simple life. I reside in a cozy, one bedroom apartment of 673 square feet. I earn a modest salary and rarely dine out, and I prefer to rent movies for free from the library. I don't subscribe to the latest fashions or fads, and last year I spen…

Presidents tend to have a love-hate relationship when it comes to the press. After becoming President, Donald Trump declared that the media is the "enemy of the American people!" In reply, Presidential historian Michael Beschloss noted that Richard Nixon secr…

I was driving from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to visit my family for Thanksgiving. I drove cautiously while following the 35 mph speed limit. Suddenly, from the far corner of my eye I saw a squirrel dart onto the road toward my car. With no time to think (brake or spee…

The world is engaged in an endless, partisan battle. Unlike the wars du jour — ISIS, Afghanistan, Iraq — the War on Animals doesn't garner headlines nor is it debated by politicians and pundits on cable news networks. In contrast to the War on Terror, the War on An…