where science and ethics intersect with politics
Winner-take-all contests generally award representation to a single candidate, even when substantial portions of the electorate support someone else. Ballot-access requirements vary considerably between states, creating financial and administrative burdens for smaller parties.
I thought a local business was making treats for bunnies, but it was making treats out of bunnies. Bunny treats for dogs. And, no, I am not OK with that.
As a 501(c)(4) advocacy nonprofit, NALLA will work through education, research, community organizing, legislation, and ballot measures across the country.
As the lead organizer of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), Almira is working toward that kind of revolutionary social and political change, and she wants it in one generation.
Turkeys served for Thanksgiving are babies. Turkeys can live a decade or more, but they are killed for meat when they reach a certain weight – and that’s usually when they are less than 5 months old. Jimmy and Morrison are about a year old now.
The beer burro trend draws on tradition, because of course it does. When are we going to step out of tradition and finally move on to better things?
We believe every human life has inherent value. Yet history—and our modern obsession with wealth, intelligence, and productivity—reveals how quickly we begin ranking human worth. Who gets to decide which lives matter more, and why are some people still expected to prove their value?
You can align with the core belief of an organization, be grateful it exists, support its work, send money – and still be critical of its choices.
If you’ve been in this movement for a while, you already know these players and storylines. If you are newer, like me, you’ll get a sense of what it feels like to step into a conversation that’s been happening for decades.
The Humane Party is looking beyond a single election cycle, inviting people across the U.S. to explore whether local public office could become part of their advocacy.
When activism becomes physically embodied—through protest, sacrifice, confrontation, and even violence—what does the movement owe the people putting their bodies on the line? Allie Irwin examines that tension, and the choices organizations make when advocacy, accountability, and strategy collide.
The September 18 announcement immediately raised questions about press access and the First Amendment — but exactly what the ban will mean in practice remained unclear Friday evening.
You might remember that I called IP28 the whole vegan enchilada – the end of killing animals in the state of Oregon.
From the Latin comes the Spanish rodear, a “roundup” – the practical, unglamorous work of gathering cattle. American English, with a cowboy twang-drawl, turned rodeo into an “exhibition” and “contest.”
On September 12, animal advocates began walking west from Albany, New York, toward a sprawling property roughly 200 miles away in North Rose. Their destination is Marshall BioResources, a name that means relatively little to much of the American public despite the company’s significant place within the animal-research industry.
“Extreme” can describe a position, but it can also end a conversation before the argument begins. From abolition and suffrage to civil rights and animal advocacy, what society considers extreme has never been fixed.
