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SCOTUS Ruling in Favor of Immunity Spells Trouble for Police Accountability

by Isabelle Oldfield • 10 April 2018

On Monday, April 2, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned per curiam opinion, ruling in favor of a police officer who in 2010 shot a woman four times. (A per curiam opinion is unsigned and... Read More

Physics, Baby! Popular Science Writer Jennifer Ouellette to Accept 2018 Humanist of the Year Award in Las Vegas

by Meghan Hamilton • 9 April 2018

Each year, at its annual conference, the American Humanist Association presents the Humanist of the Year award in recognition of the work and contributions of a distinguished individual who exhibits the values of humanism. We... Read More

When Dark Matter Goes Dark: New Research Suggests There May Be More than One Way to Form a Galaxy

by Meredith Thompson • 6 April 2018

There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the theory of dark matter. Although it’s thought to make up 27 percent of the universe, it is extremely difficult to detect as its presence is implied through gravitational... Read More

“Like a Wildfire”: Red-State Teacher Strikes Spread

by Nicole Carr • 4 April 2018

The red states (those where the majority support and vote for the Republican Party) have a growing teacher rebellion on their hands. It started last month in West Virginia when 34,000 teachers left their classrooms... Read More

The Dangers of Patriotism: Remembering Robert Prager

by David Mountain • 4 April 2018

The love affair between patriotism and the military was always going to be unavoidable in 2018. As we approach the centenary of the 1918 armistice, countries around the world will soon be commemorating the end... Read More

Kentucky’s Day of Prayer: Another Version of Thoughts and Prayers Instead of Gun Control?

by Amy Couch • 3 April 2018

When more than a million people marched across our nation on March 24 with the message that thoughts and prayers were not enough, one would think that collective voice could be heard even in Kentucky.... Read More

Young Activists Inspire All Ages at DC March for Our Lives

by Emily Newman • 26 March 2018

Photos by AHA Staff “Welcome to the revolution!” announced Cameron Kasky, one of the survivors of the Parkland shooting and the opening speaker at the March 24th March for Our Lives rally in Washington, DC.... Read More

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