On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) egregiously overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood vs. Casey, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion and forcing millions of women, children,... Read More

September 15th is designated as the International Day of Democracy by the United Nations, and this day of observance is being celebrated in the United States with a nationwide collaborative effort. As the United Nations... Read More

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

Healthcare sharing ministries (HCSMs) are highly unregulated, cost-sharing organizations that masquerade as health insurance. Commonly associated with evangelical Christian beliefs, these risk-pooling groups are open to people who share religious or ethical beliefs. HCSMs have... Read More

Every day seems to bring more news of a mass shooting–Buffalo, Uvalde, Tulsa, and Ames. That’s in just the last two weeks, and it just mentions the incidents that make “breaking news”. Again and again,... Read More

A decline in public investment in education has caused great hardship for students across the country trying to keep up with decades of skyrocketing tuition costs and piling student loans. In the last 40 years,... Read More

On Friday, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-8) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-2)—both founding members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus—introduced a resolution to recognize May 4th, 2022 as a “National Day of Reason.” The resolution is co-sponsored... Read More