Animals Rachel Robison-Greene | 14 Jun 2021 The Ethics of Animal Dis-Enhancement We need to interrogate the realities that demand we sacrifice our moral ideals and live with second-best solutions.
Environment Rachel Robison-Greene | 22 Apr 2021 Earth Day in a Year of Reckoning Life under lockdown prompts us to reflect on our relation to the natural world and the animals with which we cohabitate.
Renewable Energy and Local Autonomy in Indiana Generating clean energy with turbines seems to be in our interests, but how do we decide where we should we put them? 26 Mar 2021 | Kiara Goodwine
Under Discussion: Conspiracy Theories, Climate Change, and the Crisis of Trust There is no obvious cure for the climate change skepticism that has hold over a significant chunk of the population. 1 Feb 2021 | A.G. Holdier
Under Discussion: Economic Concerns for a Green Future The economic uncertainty that comes with turning away from fossil fuels, gives those in power pause. 27 Jan 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Under Discussion: The Marginalization of the Future Our inability (and unwillingness) to advocate for those people and entities that can't advocate for themselves spells doom for environmental protections. 26 Jan 2021 | Evan Butts
Under Discussion: Can In Vitro Meat Help Fix What Cattle Ranching Has Broken? Do the harms of industrial agriculture make the switch to lab-grown meat a moral necessity? 22 Dec 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Under Discussion: Animal Dignity and Cultured Meat Does the very existence of lab-grown meat encourage us to continue to discount animal interests? 22 Dec 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Under Discussion: Aristotelian Temperance and Cultured Meat Lab-grown meat might lessen the instances of animal cruelty, but its invention also betrays an inability to keep our appetites in check. 21 Dec 2020 | A.G. Holdier
Considering the Rights of Nature How can we perceive the rights and interests of entities that exist beyond our human interest in them? 18 Dec 2020 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Elephants Are People Too Under what conditions might a creature to become a rights-bearer? Who should get to decide? 10 Dec 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Moral Problems with Mink Production Is the potential threat to human life and harm done to animals enough to overcome business interests and property rights? 30 Nov 2020 | Kenneth Boyd
Revisiting the Trail of Tears: Tribal Control and Environmental Justice Under what conditions should US agencies be allowed to interfere with the governance of tribal lands? 27 Nov 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Pet Ownership and the Ethical Perils of Domination In what ways does our position in relation to domesticated animals place additional duties of care upon us? 23 Nov 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Reintroducing the Gray Wolf What obligation do we have to restoring and preserving ecosystems and does that obligation extend to include predators? 11 Nov 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
COVID-19 and Food Justice Now is the perfect time to rethink our relationship with meat — the industry behind it and the baggage that comes with it. 22 Jul 2020 | Erinn Gilson & Sarah Kenehan
Rio Tinto and the Distinction between Saying ‘Sorry’ and Being Sorry The insincerity in Rio Tinto's public statements point to a basic misunderstanding regarding the appropriateness of blame and the demand of accountability. 10 Jul 2020 | Desmonda Lawrence
The Immorality of Nonhuman Police Officers As many police practices come under increasing scrutiny, we must consider the role of nonhuman animals in police forces. 12 Jun 2020 | A.G. Holdier
COVID-19 to Climate Change: Who Can Act? The concerted effort required to overcome our current predicament is a proving ground for the battle that still awaits us. 20 May 2020 | Meredith McFadden
Stories of Vulnerability: COVID-19 in Slaughterhouses The current crisis has provided a new context to evaluate our relationship to meat and the machinery that produces it. Can we justify the cost of this "vital" labor? 15 May 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Time for a Paradigm Shift: COVID-19 and Human Consumption The current crisis should persuade us to reconsider our relationship to the natural world. 29 Apr 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Water Scarcity and Aldo Leopold’s “Land Ethic" Our habitual practices are causing harm and manipulations to market forces can't produce lasting change. What are we to do? 12 Mar 2020 | A.G. Holdier