Dear Members of the American Humanist Association, The Red Cross. Doctors Without Borders. UNICEF. OXFAM. These and many other charitable organizations are undoubtedly familiar to humanists—we donate to them in times of trouble. We might... Read More

Over the course of two weeks of sustained protest against the Keystone XL oil pipeline—lasting from August 20 to September 3—over 1,000 individuals were arrested while participating in a peaceful sit-in in front of the... Read More

By Steve Ahlquist This article first appeared on the Humanists of Rhode Island’s blog.   When a community finds itself in the path of a storm the size of Hurricane Irene, there is little that... Read More

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks decided she had had enough. When the driver of a crowded Montgomery bus decided to extend the “whites only” seating past the section Rosa Parks was occupying, she refused... Read More

By Diqui LaPenta I grew up in a Catholic family, attending church every Sunday and catechism every week. When I started college, I stopped going to church except on holidays or for family funerals, and... Read More

It’s back-to-school time! This week’s issue covers humanism and education—from the importance of comprehensive sex education to the need for nonreligious Sunday Schools. Check out the wonderful work of the Secular Student Alliance as they... Read More

New York City has just mandated sex education in all public schools. Students in middle school and high school will get one semester each. The city’s logic is pretty simple: New York teens have an... Read More