Thanksgiving
by Steve Bloom, Green Party of New York State At the time of the first one the Wampanoags knew how to give thanks– and an apology as well– to the deer or other beast they were about to kill so their family and village could have something to eat. The pilgrims, however, only gave thanks for their food, not to it, and did not apologize– either to the animals who helped provision their table or to their dinner companions, for…