This is part of The Humanist’s monthly series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Because of the work of the Center for Freethought Equality, the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist... Read More

BOOK BY BRENDA WINEAPPLE RANDOM HOUSE, 2024 “It’s all about the fabulous monkey trial that rocked America!” That was the slogan on the poster of the 1960 film Inherit the Wind, but it describes Keeping... Read More

The American Humanist Association (AHA) is honored to recognize world renowned journalist, investigative reporter, and author Amy Goodman as the 2024 Humanist of the Year. Goodman is the co-founder and main host of Democracy Now!,... Read More

On Saturday, we celebrated the birthday of LGBTQ rights pioneer and icon, Marsha P. Johnson. She would have been 79. Johnson will perhaps be best known as one of the names behind the Stonewall Uprising... Read More

What emerges when we center relationships, envision collectively, and leverage institutional resources in solidarity? #HumanistSpark Several generations converged at the Kindling the Humanist Spark Summit, which took place August 2 - 5 at Tufts University.... Read More

Tell Congress to Support the NO BAN Act! During the very first month of his presidency, Donald Trump targeted Muslim-majority countries by signing an executive order banning their citizens from entering the United States. Introduced... Read More

At the American Humanist Association, we’re firm believers that the future is undeniably humanist. Humanism has the power to foster a culture of critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning, enhance compassion and empathy in our interactions... Read More