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I wasn’t very productive yesterday for a variety of reasons, and a migraine was one of them. Today, I’m trying to fight that by eating regularly and not obsessing over stats around the new issue. Oh yeah, if you haven’t heard, it’s out now and you can get at shop.tofumagazine.com, which is linked in the profile. #vegan #vegansofig #whatveganseat #tofu15 #whatvegansread #veganism #veganfood #veganfoodshare #anotherveganhashtag #animalrights #humanrights #capitalism #tofumagazine #selfcare https://www.instagram.com/p/B4l_quwDila/?igshid=1wbg6uh38wfr4

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Although the magazine itself hasn't been commercially printed in a long time, that hasn't stopped readers from doing it themselves. To find out more, head over to the blog here.

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Michelle Carrera, founder of Chilis on Wheels, wrote a great piece for the new issue on disaster capitalism and the role it played in Puerto Rico and other places after natural disasters. Find out what else she had to say: http://bit.ly/34rBvkR

Photo: Chilis on Wheels

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As veganism's popularity grows, it brings with it many questions in regard to the pros and cons of new products, corporate takeovers, and more. Big thanks to Brian from Scapegoat Tattoo for adding his thoughts on some of this in the capitalism issue. Find out what else he had to say by downloading the new issue here.

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Just a reminder, the new issue, which focuses on veganism and capitalism, is available now for whatever price you want to pay. You can download it here.

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Little known fact: a million years ago, The Herbivore Clothing Company published a vegan magazine called "Herbivore" and it was something that two folks in Eastern Canada thought was really cool. At the time, one of these people was not vegan (me), but the other one was and she looked forward to the magazine arriving in the mail almost as much as we both looked forward to our local food box delivery. A year or two later, when both of these people were vegan and working on something called T.O.F.U. Magazine, that publication from Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. was a major influence in what we did.

Eventually, T.O.F.U. ended up selling on the shelves of Herbivore while it was in print, and I even visited the vegan mini-mall where they reside during the first T.O.F.U. tour over ten years ago. Although they no longer publish the magazine today, they make great shirts and other things. In fact, even though I'm travelling carry-on only and have eight or so shirts with me here in Vietnam, one of them is from Herbivore.

Basically, Josh and Michelle have been on my radar for a long time, and when I started work on the capitalism issue, I knew I wanted them to be involved. To find out what they had to say, along with some of their friends in the mini-mall, grab the new issue here.

Photo: Chelsea Lincoln

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One of the pieces in the latest issue is written by Lili Trenkova of Collectively Free. Taking T.O.F.U. #15′s focus on capitalism, Lili talks about the need to not only work on changing our physical world to dismantle capitalism, but also our mental world. From the way we value our relationships to the way we view ourselves, Lili’s piece helps to illustrate that capitalism’s roots run deeper than we think. For more, download the latest issue here.

Artwork by Meneka Repka of Nooch Co.

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If I wanted to post photos of tasty vegan food and share articles of cute animals all the time, I easily could. However, that’s not what I’m trying to do with the magazine’s platform at all. I’m here to question the actions of those within the vegan and AR communities (and outside of it) that actively oppress other groups through their statements, campaigns, actions, etc., and I’m going to try and promote the voices of others while I do it. If that doesn’t sound like something you want to follow, then I’m sorry to hear that, but I’m confident you can find plenty of other options that won’t question your heroes or single-issue activism that focuses only on the animals. For those who are curious or who are already onboard, please stick around and maybe check out the latest issue. Not surprisingly, it asks a lot of tough questions and highlights the work of some great people, and you can find it through the profile link. Finally, here’s a picture of a sandwich I ate earlier after I finally convinced myself that arguing with people online wasn’t going to be enough fuel for me today. #vegan #veganism #feminism #activism #tofumagazine #veganfood #veganfoodshare #vegansofig #tofu15 #capitalism #selfcare #oppression #animalrights #humanrights (at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) https://www.instagram.com/p/B46zf4yjlO1/?igshid=1nvfhc9ru8ep6