In April, author Jennifer Egan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her latest work, A Visit from the Goon Squad. A heartbreaking and illuminating reflection on the passage of time, the Goon Squad... Read More

By Erin Williamson Russia may be one of the most misunderstood countries by Americans in the world. Only about 20 years removed from its status as the heart of the Soviet Union, Russia is still... Read More

Thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions for Humanist Books for Your Reading List! Be sure to add any new titles below to your own reading list and deepen your education on humanism, atheism, and freethought.... Read More

It's no secret that we humanists enjoy a good party once in a while—that's why we invented holidays like HumanLight and Darwin Day! (Okay, there were other important reasons, but cake was definitely a factor.)... Read More

In the spirit of our popular “Top Humanist Songs” and “Top Humanist YouTube Videos” featured in previous issues of Humanist Network News, we’ve decided to run a piece on television’s best humanist offerings. (Some of... Read More

Did you enjoy the last issue’s Humanist Anthems for your iPod Playlist? Thanks to you HNN readers for suggesting other songs to add to this growing list of humanist-themed music. In this week’s issue, we... Read More

LAST BISON GONE Ours is the curse of the blighted touch that wilts every green shoot and flower we mean to admire, keep, re-create or improve. New Zealand’s huia bird, prized for her scimitar beak... Read More