Chapter Grants Aid Local Humanist Group Efforts
There is comfort in numbers. Sometimes it feels as though you are the only humanist within a thousand miles, and you have trouble talking to... Read More
The Beauty of Universal Benefits
Pete Buttigieg scored some points at last week’s Democratic debate by going against popular party opinion on the issue of free college tuition. It... Read More
Climate Justice: The Minnesota Model for Building a Better Future for Us All
ON MAY 18, 2019, the American Humanist Association’s Center for Education hosted the latest in its open lecture series, “Climate Justice: A Better Future... Read More
What the Hmong Farmers Can Teach Us about Climate Resilience
The Hmong American Farmers Association in Minneapolis was founded in 2011 by a family of farmers, and today is led by sister and brother... Read More
Do We Really Need a Green New Deal?
In my role as director of energy access and equity for Fresh Energy—a St. Paul, Minnesota, energy policy nonprofit working to speed the transition... Read More
Project Sweetie Pie: A North Minneapolis Model for Ensuring Food Security
I’m involved with a number of organizations that operate at the intersection of climate change, racial justice, and food security. One of these organizations... Read More
A Deep Love for the Common Ground
My name is Black Thunderbird. My colonized name is Mysti Babineau. I am a climate justice organizer and lobbyist with Minnesota 350, which is... Read More
The Heart of Climate Justice: Creating the Energy Infrastructure We Want to See
I want to start by talking a little about the journey that brought me to my work as general manager of Cooperative Energy Futures,... Read More
Climate Justice Prescription: Whatever You Do, It Will Have an Impact
I’m a physician in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota. I also belong to Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate—a group of over... Read More
Imperial Borders and Mythical Frontiers The Cruel Truth of Immigration and American Empire
IMMIGRATION IS THE FOCAL POINT of the political moment, and it is the thing we Americans think about most foolishly—with the least history or... Read More
