Igniting Change: The Brave New World of Animal-Centric Politics
CHARLOTTE E. BLATTNER: Traditionally, the focus of political studies has been primarily on human-centric themes such as governance, societal norms,…
‘LEFT’ IN THE LURCH: Animal rights, multiculturalism and the Left
WILL KYMLICKA: In shorthand summaries of the preferred causes of the progressive Left in the past 40 years, one often finds a reference to animal…
THE COURAGE OF COMPASSION: You’re more likely to go to prison for exposing animal cruelty than for committing it
MARINA BOLOTNIKOVA: Wayne Hsiung, an attorney and leading figure in the animal rights movement, was convicted of two counts of misdemeanor trespass…
R.I.P. Karen Davis: Leading voice for animal rights and factory farmed birds passed away
HARRISON SMITH: Karen Davis, an academic turned animal rights activist who campaigned on behalf of chickens, turkeys and other barnyard fowl,…
THE ‘OPS MANUAL’: The toolkit of the most tech-savvy animal liberation group in the U.S.
ANDY GREENBERG: In recent years, the animal liberation group Direct Action Everywhere has carried out some of the most brazen and tech-savvy…
THE VEGAN ‘PRIVILEGE’: The moral bankruptcy of using social justice rhetoric to justify the torture of animals
BENTHAM'S BULLDOG: Those who defend ethical veganism are often claimed by those who defend left-wing positions to be “speaking from a position of…
CRUEL INTENTIONS: The long battle of cruelty and empathy
DALE M. KUSHNER: What is cruelty?... Acts of cruelty have been rationalized for the sake of family, tribe, religion, country, and empire since the…
A DECLARATION OF WAR: Animal rights activist found guilty, jailed with no bail for rescuing injured farmed animals
CRESCENZO VELLUCCI: Attorney Wayne Hsiung was found guilty Thursday by a jury here in Santa Rosa County Superior Court after a two-month trial –…
‘Christspiracy’: The 2,000-year secret cover-up of animal exploitation by major world religions
KIP ANDERSON: What if one core, consequential principle was lost in translation within all world religions and it’s the key to unlocking the path…
‘But the Flesh is Weak’: Veganism, Moral Motivation and False Consciousness
SUSANA PICKETT: Despite the strength of arguments for veganism in the animal rights literature, alongside environmental and other anthropocentric…