Rachel Deitch
Posts by Rachel Deitch (page 4)
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
A Humanist Take on the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
This summer I participated in the US State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on behalf of the American Humanist Association. The event, held... Read More
How (and How Not) to Attend Pride Events as an Ally
For many folks across the United States, this month is synonymous with a celebration of a hard-fought history draped in rainbows. It’s Pride Month!... Read More