This post serves as a record for those who, like me, are searching for high quality vegan athletic shoes. New Balance (NB) produces several such shoes (although they may still contain glues made with animal ingredients), although this company has also been linked to overseas sweatshops. This website lists those NB shoes which are made in the U.S., and therefore are least likely to be made in sweatshops. I have indicated U.S.-made shoes in bold.

This list comes from New Balance customer service.

Running:
Men
M2001GR/BK, M1222WS/SG, M1122MC, M857ST, M1024WG, M1000SR/BG/WB, M891GY/WG/BS, M881WG, M825SO/LW, M816WN/BK, M755AW/CU, M767ST, M719WN/SB/SM/GO, M692WN/WG/SR, M660WB/GO, M643SR/SO/BK, M587NV, M498WND, M907OR, M872OR/BK, M809AT/BK/SG/BR, M606NV/BK/AT/BR
Women
W1222SP/WB, W1122MC, W1024WB, W1000WB/SP, W891WL/WG/WC/SO, W881WB, W816WB, W857ST, W825LW/SY, W767ST, W719SR/WB/SP/GB, W692WN/WP/SG, W660WT/GP, W643WT/BP/WR/WG, W587WB, W498WND, W907OR, W872OR, W809AT/GB/BR, W606WO/GB/GG/BP

Cross Trainers:
Men
MX1008W/BK, MX980WN/BK, MX716WN/BK
Women
WX1008W, WX980LB/PL, WX716WP/WG

Walking:
Men
MW843WN/BK, MW791WN/LR, MW758WG/GR, MW659WN
Women
WW843WB/BK, WW791WB/GY, WW758WB/WL, WW659WL

Tennis:
Men
CT1002W/NV, CT822W
Women
WCT1002W, WCT822W

Labels: vegan

Well, in the nearly two weeks since David Horowitz added l'il ol' me to his list of admirable...er, abominable leftist academics I've received a flurry of congratulatory support. Friends and colleagues seem downright happy for me, and at least one is decidedly pissed that he didn't make the list. You're on my list, my friend.

Since that first day, Horowitz has exposed two more universities, Penn State and U. Pitt, to the neoconservative light of day. I was approached for interviews by the Tucson Weekly and our campus newspaper, and today I just learned that our graduate student council passed a resolution condemning Horowitz's so-called academic bill of rights. Hear, hear!

What is the best response to an attack like this? Remember, this isn't just against me or a "few bad apples," it's an explicit attempt to change the institutions of academia. If you work in academia, we're talking about you here.

My initial thought was to just stay quiet; I didn't want to fan the flames of controversy. But with the ensuing media attention, the discussions across campus, and a well financed campaign to restrict academic freedom, I've since decided that speaking out is best. But am I, a leftwing indoctrinating idealogue, the best spokesperson against this twit? Where's the chair of my department? The university president? The state Board of Regents? Where are all the academic bigshots? Whose voice are Ma and Pa America hearing out there?

Labels: politics, university