Please welcome our new editorial intern, Marlena Trafas! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I just graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in political economy, which is the study... Read More

Today the American Humanist Association bids a fond farewell to its longtime development and communications director, Maggie Ardiente. TheHumanist.com: So, you're leaving the American Humanist Association after twelve years. Tell us a bit about the... Read More

According to a 2015 study by the Pew Research Center, the percentage of the American population that identifies as Christian dropped 7.8 percent between 2007 and 2014. As the population of “nones” continues to rise... Read More

I’m a member of the Red Bank Humanists (RBH), a chapter of the American Humanist Association that meets monthly in Red Bank, New Jersey. When I joined the board of RBH, I didn't know what... Read More

Please welcome our new social justice digital media intern, Alec Bassett! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from Ohio State University with a BA in international studies and Francophone studies. During... Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) published a policy manual in 2012 titled, “Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems.” The document highlights “the inextricable link between women’s health and human rights and the... Read More

The American Humanist Association is thrilled to announce that television personality, skeptic, and secular advocate Adam Savage will receive the 2017 Humanist of the Year Award at the American Humanist Association’s 76th Annual Conference June... Read More