ELDER CARE | The Last Chapter Isn’t Over The Value of Storytelling in Caring for Our Elders
"People need a function, he believes. And he has always been functional, no one can take that away from him." — Fredrik Backman, A... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | What the Gig Economy Taught Me About Being Human
I've spent nine years inside the gig economy. I write from home in rural West Virginia, a place where factory jobs disappeared long ago... Read More
FIRST PERSON | Finding Ground in the High Mountains
From the window of my classroom in the Pir Panjal range, the view is often distracting. Depending on the month, the slopes outside are... Read More
The Weight of Poverty Fell on Small Shoulders Afghan Refugee Children Working Through Their Childhood
In the narrow lanes of Rawalpindi’s settlements, the constant hum of factory machines often replaces the sound of classroom bells. Children—some as young as... Read More
The Comics Section: Recipe for Success
The latest from Cagle Cartoons. Gerrymandering Is Popular by Harley Schwadron, CagleCartoons.com
Meet the Intern: Freya Matheson
Learn more about the AHA’s summer policy intern! What drew you to humanism? Freya Matheson, Policy Intern: When I was a sophomore in high... Read More
Why Dignity? What Comes After We Accept Human Worth
I have always found it curious that despite our shared humanity, humanism is rarely an inherited worldview. Millions inherit political identities. Millions more inherit... Read More
Why a Humanist Confirmation?
On a recent trip to Norway, I had the unique opportunity to attend a humanist confirmation ceremony at Oslo’s beautiful City Hall. What ceremony,... Read More
The Game of Holy Whispers
It always starts with a whisper. A child leans in, hand cupped to an ear: the frog wears glasses — or was it the... Read More
I Learned Nothing in the Bornean Jungle
I haven’t learned anything since I got here. Apparently the Bornean pygmy elephant is just the Bornean elephant now. Found that out the hard... Read More