Local Democracy in The District of Columbia
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
HSTA Protects Consumers Against Unregulated Religious “Healthcare Plans”
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
Showing Up for Gun Control Reform
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
Humanist Groups Support Student Activists
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
Humanists Celebrate National Day of Reason Resolution
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
Repair Can’t Wait: The Case for Reparations
In February, the American Humanist Association (AHA) joined nearly 400 national, international, state, and local organizations in a letter urging leadership in the House of Representatives to bring HR 40 to a full vote on... Read More
“Christian Values” Statement Has No Place in Our Government
“[Donald Kauerauf] is outspokenly pro-life and morally opposed to abortion. Missourians know that I share these beliefs and would not have nominated someone who does not share the same Christian values.” The above statement, made... Read More