The Humanist Past and Future of the Republic of Haiti

Sixteen months ago, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the southern arm of Haiti, decimating the region. Hospitals lay in ruins, unable to treat the 12,000+ people injured in the quake. Hundreds of thousands were left... Read More
COMMENTARY | The Challenge of Community: On Being Alone and Being Together

Like Blades of the Grass The contemporary American poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer wrote: And if it’s true we are alone, we are alone together, the way blades of grass are alone, but exist as a field. (“Belonging”)... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | Defining an Action-Oriented Humanism

Humanism is a powerful thing. Someone seeking evidence of that basic claim can just look to the work done by humanist organizations all over the country, ranging from efforts by the American Humanist Association (AHA)... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | First Humanist Chaplain in North Carolina Prison

Through the American Humanist Association’s Humanism For All program, I regularly correspond with incarcerated people eager to learn about humanism (especially from our online studies), connect with individuals and groups in the movement, and form... Read More
Saving Higher Ed from Ultra-Right Koch Network Influence

Most people know Charles Koch and his late brother David as libertarian billionaires. Less well known is that both of these men have invested millions of dollars in a strategy spanning several decades that’s completely... Read More
Finding Strength in Differences: Inclusive Humanist Community

When humanists think of the many differences between humanism and the sort of Christianity many of us are familiar with, what are the biggest differences that come to mind? Every humanist may answer that differently,... Read More
Being Latiné, Being Human

Rituals can relay a powerful connection to cultural vestiges, ancestral memories, and convivial possibilities for living. Their qualities can have a way of preserving or salvaging what is important to know in order to sustain... Read More