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On “Hoodwinked”
“Hoodwinked: An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets IMPLODED–and What We Need to Do to Remake Them,” by John Perkins,* is very much like Perkins’ best-selling “Confessions of an...
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On the Perils of Purchasing
I can’t win. If I buy non-leather shoes from Payless, I probably support sweatshops. If I buy the vegan shoes for $300, I get criticized for spending so much on shoes when I could be giving some of...
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On Energy Debates and Food Documentaries
Tonight, live from the University of Charleston (WestVirginia), a debate will air online between Waterkeeper Alliance President and environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Massey Energy Chairman...
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Classism from Vegans Doesn’t Help Animals, Nonhuman or Human
While I was in Columbia with Chance for her diagnostic tests and subsequently her surgery and hospitalization (she’s recovering well, by the way; I promise a more substantial update soon), I found...
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A Vegan But Not an Activist? Sure. An Animal Lover But Not a Vegan? Nope.
Now and then over the last couple years, some folks’ reaction to my being a vegan and an animal rights activist has been to conflate the two (or rather, to conflate “vegan” and their own personal...
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On “The End of the Line”
I went to a screening of “The End of the Line,” not having paid close enough attention to the language in the trailer. It’s easy to miss, but at about 30 seconds, the curly-haired gentleman says,...
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Their Faces Will Haunt Us
In the last several years, I’ve had a handful of moving experiences that have felt, in some way, spiritual, that have been filled with such emotion and either wonder or revelation that I’ve known...
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On Charitable Giving as Farce
I can’t say enough about the RSA Animate series. If you haven’t checked it out, I strongly urge you do so. Fantastic speakers, helpful visuals and provocative topics. I am deeply conflicted about the...
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Happy World Vegan Day!
Happy World Vegan Day! It’s the 66th anniversary of the term vegan, and I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss a few topics that I have a particular passion about. 1) No one living in a house...
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On the Gift of Awareness
Here’s Baby Sky, at 5+ months, at the mall after going Christmas shopping at Gucci’s (behind her). Just kidding. She is at the mall, but we were meeting a friend to pass off an original Baby Bjorn I...
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