Prohibition & Humanism
"Pot’s Legal!" declared the Seattle Times in large print on November 7, 2012, while that same day the Denver Post ran the headline: “FIRED... Read More
Teaching Criminology to Prison Inmates
Fourteen men—age thirty to sixty and clad in white, serving prison terms ranging from ten to thirty years for violent crimes—sit in a classroom... Read More
Blasphemy, Free Speech, and Rationalism: An Interview with Sanal Edamaruku
Sanal Edamaruku is a world-renowned author and rationalist currently facing a maximum sentence of three years in prison plus fines for criticizing the Catholic... Read More
An Unholy Alliance Private Prisons and the Christian Right
This article is cross-posted on Friendly Atheist blog. Imagine, if you will, a meeting of the CEOs, board members, and stockholders of all the... Read More
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR: The State of the Union (And What It Means for Humanists)
During last night's State of the Union address, President Obama presented a bold progressive agenda for the next four years, from raising the minimum... Read More
Congressman Rush Holt Releases Statement on House Floor Recognizing Darwin Day
Yesterday supporters of science and reason marked the 204th birthday of Charles Darwin as part of International Darwin Day, a project of the American... Read More
The Evolution of Valentine
(Image: Saint Valentine performs a baptism, by artist Jacopo Bassano in 1575) All the commercialization and unnecessary bitterness aside, I think Valentine’s Day is... Read More
Top Ten
Can you believe the American Humanist Association gets hate mail? Yeah, we’re surprised too. Just kidding! Here’s a compilation of some of the best... Read More
From America, With Love: Targeted Killings of Americans Without Trial
This Valentine’s Day, most Americans will be out at a fancy dinner with their significant other, or at home gorging themselves on chocolate and... Read More
Celebrating Black History Month: A Profile of Feminist Florynce Kennedy
In honor of Black History Month, Humanist Network News will be featuring a profile of a prominent black humanist or atheist in history. This... Read More