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Seven days adrift in the Indian Ocean on a broken-down motorboat, 
two American women and two Indonesian fishermen face massive swells, intense sun, and a dwindling supply of food and water. With no land in sight... Read More

With the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the idea of any semblance of balance on the high court seems remote. However, as put forth in Adam Cohen’s latest... Read More

A person’s death is hard to process, whether someone close to you, a public figure you’ve admired for a long time, or a victim of violence that you just heard about. There is no right way... Read More

We lost a champion of humanist values and liberal jurisprudence with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18. One of the most powerful women in US history, she changed fundamental laws... Read More

The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!          

Reports on the Women’s March usually focus on the number of attendees and the weather. Yes, it was cold, but I knew I had the freedom to leave whenever I wanted to, unlike, say, many incarcerated pregnant women restrained by shackles.... Read More

Since its modern conception and ignition well over a decade ago, social media has revolutionized the way people receive and share information. Platforms such as Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter are among the... Read More

Last week, the New York Times’ policy and statistics blog, The Upshot, wrote an article about the hardest places to live in the United States. The rankings, by county, included a variety of factors including education,... Read More

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HUMANISM? How does one live as a humanist? Like many of you, I have read a plethora of articles and longer works defining humanism. Each proclaims a different emphasis highlighting various... Read More

At least thirty-five people are dead from the wildfires ravishing the West Coast. So far, hundreds of thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as the smoke and flames draw near. Parts of Oregon are... Read More