In 2012, coal miner Beverly Butcher was shocked to realize that his employer was playing a direct role in fulfilling biblical prophecy. To the untrained eye, the company’s new hand-scanning system must have seemed completely... Read More

This is the first article of our new semi-regular column, “It Happens Here,” challenging humanists to reflect on adversity and trauma in our own community, and advocate for positive change. [Content warning: contains discussions of abuse,... Read More

 “We are men! We are not beasts, and we do not intend to be beaten or driven as such.” —Inmate spokesperson L.D. Barkley speaking hours after a bloody riot broke out at Attica prison in... Read More

If you’re on social media, you’ve undoubtedly had your heartstrings pulled by numerous crowdfunding campaigns featuring tragic stories of those unable to pay for life-saving medical treatments or burdened by astronomical amounts of medical debt;... Read More

I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened,... Read More

Part I This weekend, the American Humanist Association was a visible presence at the Still Here, Still Strong rally, joining thousands of people at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, and marching to the White House... Read More

Today, LGBTQ rights have become the battleground in the US culture war between those clinging to discriminatory religious beliefs and a growing coalition of the nonreligious and their progressive religious allies. Among all religious categories,... Read More