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A friend and I were lamenting the injustice of President Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy of separating immigrant children from their parents. Even though the policy was later reversed, it will have residual negative effects for those families (many who st…

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…

When Lisa Vanderpump of Real Housewives fame and a nonvegan restaurateur is said by the  New York Times  to be championing "animal rights" for having dogs and running a dog rescue, you know there is a problem. For most nonhuman advocates, the term "anim…

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…

Under the Skin by Michel Faber and Animals by Don LePan couldn't be more different as far as stories go, but both authors have managed to spin two unique and compelling narratives from one identical, unimaginable act. Animals  is a thought-provoking tale that tak…

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…

From the cover of The Sexual Politics of Meat In my never-ending quest for self-improvement I've been working on not succumbing to cultural notions of femininity. As a straight, cisgendered woman, I've had to unlearn decades of programming, which has not been e…

I recently received my lease renewal and, to my ire, learned that I will be charged an additional $35 a month for “pet fees.” My apartment is spotless. My feline companion is both well cared for and well-behaved (as far as domesecrated animals go), which often go hand…