Rachel Deitch
Posts by Rachel Deitch (page 2)
Humanist in the House: An Interview with 2020 Humanist of the Year Jared Huffman
This interview has been condensed for length and clarity. The American Humanist Association (AHA) is pleased to honor Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) as the... Read More
Fighting for Mubarak Bala’s Rights
Today is May 12, a full two weeks since Mubarak Bala, president of the Nigerian Humanist Association, was arrested and detained in Kano State... Read More
Essential Work: Protecting Rights and Facing Inequity in an Emergency
Dire circumstances require drastic responses, sometimes to the detriment of human rights and constitutional liberties. Time and again, the United States reminds us that... Read More
Look What’s New: AHA Passes Four New Resolutions, Rolls Out Online Grassroots Tool
The American Humanist Association (AHA) Board of Directors brought 2019 to a close with one of the largest policy expansions in our organization’s seventy-nine-year... Read More
Unhealthy and Inhumane Services: Humanists Say No to Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
In one of the Trump administration’s most daunting and egregious rule change proposals to date, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has... Read More
On the Hill: Humanists Make Our Voice Heard
Last week, the American Humanist Association joined the Secular Coalition for America for a lobby day on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. We were... Read More
Agency Rules Are Meant to Be Commented On
Manipulating its executive powers of rule making and rule enforcement, the Trump administration is carving away our rights on issues from healthcare to immigration.... Read More