What if plants have feelings, too? | Mickey Z.

Credit: Ryan McGuire Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 8, 2016 Just because I’ve chosen a plant-centered diet for more than two decades doesn’t mean I’m unable to entertain other perspectives. In fa ...

(Vegan) Food for (Healthy) Thought? | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 7, 2015 “For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of oth ...

Another World is Inevitable | John Michael Greer

John Michael GreerSept. 16, 2015 (Archdruid Report) -- I don’t normally comment in these essays on the political affairs of other countries. As I’ve noted more than once here, the last thing the rest ...

Retrotopia: A Cab Ride in Toledo | John Michael Greer

John Michael GreerSept. 9, 2015 (Archdruid Report) -- This is the third installment of an exploration of some of the possible futures discussed on this blog, using the toolkit of narrative fiction. O ...

The Sexual Politics of Meat: 25 Years Later | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. Interviews Carol J. Adams Aug. 28, 2015 “The heart-opening work of loving and responding with care to this fragile world and its inhabitants has shaped me as a write ...

Vegan Misanthropy is Speciesist & Ignores Patriarchy | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 20, 2015 Every now and then, goddesses help me, I make the rounds of high- and low-profile vegan and animal rights social media pages. Witho ...

Activism: Balancing Distance and Presence | Mickey Z

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 9, 2015 Most of my radical life has been, um, occupied with writing and public speaking. Many books published, articles regularly appearing ...

The Delusion of Control | John Michael Greer

John Michael GreerJune 24, 2015 (Archdruid Report) -- I'm sure most of my readers have heard at least a little of the hullaballoo surrounding the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environmen ...

Veganism, Harm Reduction, Moral Baselines, etc. | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 24, 2015 “Veganism must be the baseline if we are to have any hope of shifting the paradigm away from animals as things and toward animals a ...

Avian Flu Side Effects: Propaganda & Denial | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust May 16, 2015 The Washington Post -- a bastion of corporate media credibility (sic) -- recently ran an article about a wave of mass bird deaths. N ...

Kindness, Activism, Ego, and Social Skills | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 23, 2015 “The first step in the revolution is eye contact.” - Alicen Grey Every now and then, we get a reminder of just how far we have to ...