Rachael Berman
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Dragon Con: Where Everything Goes and All Are Accepted
For many people in the United States, Labor Day weekend has come to represent the final opportunity for beach vacations and cookouts, the last... Read More
Depictions, Perceptions, and Harm: An Interview with Media Critic Jean Kilbourne
Advertising and media images play an important and influential role in everyday life. American business continues to produce advertisements that violate, objectify, and sexualize... Read More
Humanist Society Scotland Says “We Do”—50,000 Married So Far
People enjoy marking life’s important occasions and milestones with celebratory ceremonies, such as weddings, baby namings, and other life-cycle events. While many cultures and... Read More
National Anthem or Jailhouse Rock?
As opposed to the pledge of alliance, the majority of Americans are not required encouraged or pressured to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” every day... Read More
Ireland’s First Ever Humanism Lesson Plans Launched in Eighty-One Primary Schools
I think it’s safe to say that the majority of humanists don’t support the teaching of religion in public schools. While one may argue... Read More
Moms and Kids Stand Up for Immigrants, Diversity, Liberty, and Justice
In anticipation of Mother’s Day, hundreds of members from MomsRising, United We Dream, and other allied groups met this morning to stand up for... Read More
Invoking the Good: Greece v. Galloway Three Years Later
Today marks the third anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in Town of Greece v. Galloway, which essentially concluded that “opening town board... Read More