Trump to SNAP Recipients: Take a Box

Last week the Trump administration unveiled new proposed cuts to the food stamp program that currently assists low-income families. The proposal is included in the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2019, which also includes... Read More
Electorate ‘Dilution’ Efforts by Pennsylvania Republicans Impeded

On February 5, the US Supreme Court denied the request of Republicans in Pennsylvania to delay a ruling issued by the state’s Supreme Court mandating the redrawing of congressional lines. The decision likely ensures that... Read More
Members of Congress, Scientists, Educators, and Humanists Celebrate International Darwin Day

Today the American Humanist Association joins tens of thousands of people around the world in celebrating International Darwin Day, held every year on the famed naturalist’s birthday to recognize accomplishments in the advancement of science... Read More
Alabama Loopholes Marriage Equality

Soon, marriage licenses may no longer be required to get married in Alabama. If the bill SB-13 passes, marriage licenses will be replaced with affidavits filed with the local probate judge acknowledging that a marriage... Read More
States Push to Reinstate Net Neutrality Laws

On January 29 California senators voted 21-12 to pass a bill, SB460, that would re-establish net neutrality in the state. Authored by State Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, the bill will now be... Read More
Teaching the Bible in Public Schools

Lately there’s been a rash of state legislators introducing bills that would allow—and in some cases require—public schools to offer elective courses about the Bible. Two Republican state senators in West Virginia, for example, sponsored... Read More
Will Philadelphia Be the First US City to Open a Supervised Injection Facility?

Last summer the New York Times reported that drug overdoses are the leading cause of death among Americans under fifty years old. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were around 64,000... Read More