The US Government Should Buy and Protect Rainforests, Habitats

America is Empire. Our foreign policy is to promote and protect multinational corporations, put down obstructionist democracies, sell arms, and engage in perpetual war. We protect the interests of our arms customers and US corporations by patrolling the planet with war ships and stationing American troops on almost 1,000 US military bases in 150 countries…

The Animal Movement is Doomed

Animal Rights advocates believe animals have the same right to be here as do humans. Animal Rights advocates believe animals have the same rights not to be exploited, enslaved, or murdered as we humans claim for ourselves. Animal Rights advocates believe the test of the value of life is not intelligence, reason, or speech, but…

Berners! Now We Get Even!

After a year of rigged primaries, a supposedly impartial party leadership, leaked emails which prove conspiracy and treason, the corrupt Democratic political machine has nominated the Whore of Wall Street as its standard bearer. We progressives are now expected to get in line and support Hillary. Bernie has endorsed her. The alternative is Trump! OMG!…

Hillary is the Animals’ Worst Nightmare

Hillary may pay lip service to animals and put up a lame animal welfare page on her website, but she is the animals’ worst nightmare. Worse than Donald Trump, and he does not give a shit about animals. Hillary is the animals worst nightmare because she supports policies which kill hundreds of millions of animals…

The United States of Earth

An Eco-centric Foreign Policy in a Post-capitalist United States Philosophers and scholars have dreamt of changing human civilization. Of starting with a clean slate. A blank canvas. Of designing a world government that would assure human rights for all, end all wars, all regional and sectarian conflict, protect the environment, regulate commerce, and provide a…

Thought Of The Day. July 7, 2016

Instead of posting status updates on Facebook, I am now posting each apothegm, thought, observation, and witticism, here, as a Thought Of The Day. Status updates on Facebook disappear into the ether and cannot be relocated by readers. Before you leave, please take a moment to follow this blog by clicking on Follow in the…

Revolution may be Closer than We Think

In 1975, the modern animal movement was born with the publication of Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation. Since then, the Animal Holocaust has more than doubled in size. By any measure, the Animal Holocaust will continue to grow. All of the animals saved by animal activists and vegans in the last 50 years are fewer than…

Brexit, Globalization, and Political Revolution

Globalization is the New World Order being promoted by the political establishments in capitalist countries around the world. It envisages a world in which multinational corporations are beyond the control of governments, are free to exploit people and natural resources without regulation or taxation. It is the religion of the elite and the status quo,…

Thought Of The Day. June 27, 2017

Instead of posting status updates on Facebook, I am now posting each apothegm, thought, observation, and witticism, here, as a Thought Of The Day. Status updates on Facebook disappear into the ether and cannot be relocated by readers. Before you leave, please take a moment to follow this blog by clicking on Follow in the…