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On Firebombings at the Homes of Researchers

I didn’t want to leave the house without directing you to “Firebombings at Homes of 2 California Researchers,” by Jesse McKinley in today’s New York Times. I’d love to say we now know the facts because this is The New…

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On Banning Dog “Meat” and Vegans Who Eat Fish

I was thinking about the banning of the flesh of dogs for human consumption at the 112 Olympic restaurants for the games, and thinking that it was speciesist, as dog “meat” is being banned because Westerners value dogs more than…

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On PeTA versus Friends of Animals

Caption: Bikini-clad PETA volunteer Nicole Matthews glances at Friends of Animals activist David Shishkoff outside the Douglas Street KFC on Thursday. PETA was lauding the fast food chain’s decision to include substitute chicken on its menu. Photo: Dunc Malcolm/News staff…

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Wanted: Unsigned Band for Documentary

As you may know, some of my volunteer work is with organizations that serve youth who have aged out of foster care. They’re sort of an invisible population of young people who are cast out into the world, usually thoroughly…

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On People Who “Can’t Go There”

First, two discussions you may want to visit. 1. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a Grist article about vegan who became a butcher and said Roz Cummins would be posting an in-depth interview with him soon. She…

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