There was no place or time in the contemporary United States worse for a vegan than New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina.

As one of many people who felt compelled to go to New Orleans and help in any way they could, I was working long hours, and… Read full post »

It seems people are being needlessly pessimistic, and really it speaks to a larger hopelessness in our great country at this point in our unique cultural history.  Sure, there is a hole in the sea floor gushing oil into a fragile and critical ecosystem, but let’s not lose sight of the… Read full post »