Yesterday morning, after hitting snooze 3 times and deciding that I would finally wake up (which really means just open my eyes and continue to lay in bed scrolling through my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram newsfeeds until I decided to get out of bed) , I was confused to see all of these articles about […]
Vegan Living
Moving the Needle
Shortly before his death in 2009, Senator Ted Kennedy spoke of his greatest legislative regret: not compromising on the deal that President Nixon offered in the early 1970’s on national health care. He related how he didn’t think it went far enough. He was afraid that if he accepted it, complacency would set in and […]
Consume More Calm this Holiday Season
It’s that time of year – the Holidays – the grandest consumer-fest of all. We are consumers. We make the Consumer Price Index rise. We are measured with the Consumer Confidence Index. There are bureaus of consumer affairs, consumer magazines, and consumer networks. But I’m weary of being consumed. Consumption was the original word for […]
Get Ready for the First-Ever Cruelty-Free Friday
The day after Thanksgiving has traditionally been known as Fur-Free Friday, the day when fur stores around the country can look forward to having squads of animal advocates demonstrating just outside their doors. PETA, the organization that started Fur-Free Friday, wants to garner some holiday goodwill not just for animals killed for their fur but […]
So, what’s in your vegan handbag?
So, what’s in your vegan handbag? I don’t know about you, but it seems that since I’ve gone vegan and come to live this lifestyle, undercover vegan police are popping out of nowhere! I’ll pull at lip-gloss out of my purse and hear, “Is that vegan?” or someone will compliment my bag and ask if […]