Rep. Dennis Kucinich and wife Elizabeth were in Washington DC today promoting vegetarian school lunch options. The couple was joined by John Salley, vegetarian and retired NBA basketball star, and members of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Elizabeth Kucinich...

Corporate shills, or just moms looking for a good snack?  You be the judge. Reporting from Los Angeles and Fort Wayne, Ind. - On most days, Andrea Deckard can be found in her home office, digging through stacks of coupons...

It's hard to picture someone mindlessly ingesting three McDonald's Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter while watching a movie. But according to new laboratory analyses commissioned by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, that food is...

Peggy Raisglid walked through the doors of a Unitarian church 20 years ago a "hardcore carnivore" and an hour later she walked out a "committed vegan." She heard a lecture that day on vivisection -- the process of cutting up...

Editor's note: this recipe is excerpted from "Flying Apron's Gluten-Free & Vegan Baking Book" by Jennifer Katzinger, Sasquatch Books - available at amazon.com. CLICK HERE TO BUY BOOK NOW Pumpkin Pie Makes 1 (9-inch) pie 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée...

Charlotte Zelz made a big decision last summer. A decision that would seem big to lots of other people, that is -- but to her, it just made sense. This past August, 12-year-old Charlotte gave up meat. "I never really...

HSU sophomore Jenna Savage, a zoology junior, wants to make the world a more loving and compassionate place for animals. Jenna Savage and her sister Mary Sue Savage co-organize the AWARE club on campus. Though it is Jenna Savage's first...

BAKED SEITAN WITH VEGAN MUSHROOM GRAVY 1 package (about 1 pound) seitan 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium yellow or white onion, sliced thin 1/4 cup shoyu or good quality soy sauce Water to cover (about 5 to 7 cups)...

You've got your holiday dinner all planned, then you find out about a last-minute guest. It would all be fine except ... they're vegetarian. Or vegan. Or even more difficult to cater to, a raw foodist. What to do? Local...

IN most ways, the Barthelmes Manufacturing Company is a typical sheet metal fabricator. Five days a week, machines here stamp out thousands of computer cases, electrical patch panels and other items for companies like United Technologies. Yet a growing part...

Native Foods, a vegan restaurant founded by Chef Tanya Petrovna, is opening its third Orange County restaurant on Wednesday. The restaurant serves mostly organic vegan food created by Petrovna, who's working on her third cookbook. "We're really excited. This is...

And anyone who wears fur looks bad too!...

Editor's note: A victory for the elephants! All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials said Friday. The decision affects around 140 elephants...

New book by Melanie Joy, Ph.D. The vast majority of Americans view eating meat as natural, normal and necessary while recognizing that vegetarianism is an ideology, or belief system. Thanks to Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows...

VegSource Note: The wealthiest in Ancient Egypt ate the richest food. In a way, they foreshadowed today's culture, except that now even the poorest can eat like a Pharoah. As John McDougall MD often says, we eat like kings and...

Ed. Note: Both of the leads are actually vegans -- and this film is made by vegans.  It's called "Living Arrangements" and poses the question: What does a vegan, who wants to respect all life, do when their roommate is...

Fighting with your lover? If you use the wrong words, you could prolong the conflict, jeopardizing your own health as well as that of your partner. But use the right words thoughtfully and you not only have a better chance...

At the Net Impact conference last week, a waiter stopped by before lunch to ask if anyone at our table wanted a vegetarian meal instead of chicken. Just one or two people did. This, as it happens, is typical. When...

Two Southern California cities have voted to ban the declawing of cats, joining San Francisco and Santa Monica in outlawing the practice. The Beverly Hills City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to approve a declawing ban, except in cases of...

Sarah Palin's highly anticipated book, "Going Rogue," is not likely to win any literary awards, but it's very likely to sell a gazillion copies.  (It's currently Amazon's No. 1 bestselling book, besting even the likes of Stephen King and Dan...