Occupy Wall Street is now in its fourth week, and the ongoing protests against corporate power that began on September 17 have now seen thousands of Americans of all backgrounds take to the streets of... Read More

By Brian Magee A decision on a preliminary injunction is expected this week from the federal judge overseeing the case where a Rhode Island high school student sued to remove a nearly 50-year-old prayer banner... Read More

Kids, despite their inexperience, are not dumb. In fact, their ability to comprehend vast quantities of new information continually astounds their parents and teachers. This capacity to learn rapidly is a crucial part of human... Read More

In honor of George Takei receiving the 2012 LGBT Humanist Pride Award, to be given at the AHA’s 71st Annual Conference in New Orleans, we asked HNN readers to share their favorite Star Trek episodes... Read More

The latest from your favorites: Ape Not Monkey,  Jesus and Mo, and The Bad Chemicals!      

Confession: I’ve only watched two episodes of Star Trek in my entire life (one of which was the very humanistic Who Watches the Watchers). For some freethinkers, this is blasphemy! After all, Gene Roddenberry received... Read More

Save the date for the AHA’s 71st Conference June 7-10, 2012 in New Orleans! We’re excited to announce that we’ll be honoring the prolific journalist and activist Gloria Steinem with the 2012 Humanist of the... Read More