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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 billions... Read More

Humanist Profile: Lorraine Hansberry

February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada. In commemoration we bring you the third in a four-part series highlighting fascinating and influential black humanists. Part one profiled writer and activist Ijeoma Oluo,... Read More

Connecticut Hits a Darwin Day Trifecta

I don’t like gambling very much, but I am familiar with some of the terminology. “Hitting a trifecta” in horse racing for example means selecting the first three finishers of a race in the correct order.... Read More

Religion Is Not Health Insurance

The US healthcare system can be summed up in one word: disaster. Millions of Americans live without health insurance, an issue that has long plagued presidential administrations. The Obama administration enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA)... Read More

Humanist Profile: James Baldwin

February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada. In commemoration we bring you the second in a four-part series highlighting fascinating and influential black humanists. Part one, a profile of writer and activist... Read More

The National Rubber Stamp for Theocracy Breakfast

As representatives from fifty US states and 140 countries gathered for the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump delivered an address that lacked the bluster from his previous year’s address. Unlike his first remarks before... Read More

Humanist Profile: Ijeoma Oluo

February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada. In commemoration we bring you a four-part series highlighting fascinating and influential black humanists. Following the lead of AHA Social Justice Coordinator Sincere Kirabo, who... Read More