The Green New Hope
In an effort to stay healthy and quell the spread of COVID-19, many people have wisely stayed at home and limited in-person interactions. One... Read More
Climate Change Brought Us the Coronavirus, Climate Action Can Save Us
In the midst of this international public health crisis we should treat the novel coronavirus as a loud wake-up call for us to rethink... Read More
COVID Quackery, Faith, and Race
"I'm a Christian and there is a way that the Bible says to protect us from plagues." This robust declaration was made by one... Read More
Essential Work: Protecting Rights and Facing Inequity in an Emergency
Dire circumstances require drastic responses, sometimes to the detriment of human rights and constitutional liberties. Time and again, the United States reminds us that... Read More
Staff Picks: Inspiration during a Quarantine
As the American Humanist Association has switched to near-total telework (big shout-out to staff who have been handling mail!), we AHA staffers have been... Read More
The Profound Damage of Trump’s “Cure” for COVID-19
President Trump’s promotion of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19 had dire consequences on Monday when an Arizona man died... Read More
Under a Spell: Faith vs. the Public Health Crisis
A pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, decided the best remedy to a global pandemic is to continue to gather his congregation—despite federal guidelines, a... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? Should I Take a Sick and Uninsured Neighbor to the Hospital?
Today we bring you our latest installment of “What Would a Humanist Do?”—offering multiple AHA staff opinions on reader questions. Because while humanists are committed to... Read More
God or Anthony Fauci: Who Is Pence’s COVID-19 Guide?
In times of national emergency, it is imperative that leaders act intelligently and decisively to solve the problems the country faces. Yet the way... Read More