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.
The animals don’t know it’s World Vegan Day. While we celebrate progress with hashtags, recipes, and inspiring messages, billions of animals face another ordinary day of exploitation. This November 1, we’re looking beyond the celebration to remember who the movement is really for.
Alexander Hamilton argued that a united economy was essential to a functioning government. Nearly 240 years later, his questions about taxation, trade, and public responsibility remain familiar.
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.
“Welcome to the new era of animal welfare—eligibility determined by intended human use.” ~Thorn & Thistle
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.
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.
The world is expected to cross the 1.5°C climate threshold, but that does not make further warming inevitable. Every fraction of a degree still matters—for people, animals, ecosystems, and the choices we make next.
You can help one pig, you can pull up a crate, or you can put down the pork.
Just before dawn tomorrow, shotgun shots will pierce the desert air, ricochet off the boulders and set off an echoing crack! … crack! … crack! …
Farming and rodeo have had four decades to evolve – but they still operate on the same principles: animal commodification and corporate exploitation.
Educator, artist, and longtime vegan advocate Monique Lukens is bringing animal ethics into classrooms, unions, and institutional spaces—one proposal, one question, and one ripple at a time.
The Listening Lounge is a Voices of the Movement series from The Humane Herald, resurfacing music, interviews, spoken word, and other audio worth hearing again.
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