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This is not a tragedy of nature. It’s a crisis caused by human choices — choices backed by billions of dollars in U.S. support.
We stand with Palestinians!
We stand with Palestinians!
Got something to say about the world we’re living in? Say it with us.
The Humanist is looking for new voices and bold ideas on science, philosophy, ethics, and culture.
If you’re working through what feels new or needed, we want to read it.
Submit here: https://thehumanist.com/write-for-us/
The Humanist is looking for new voices and bold ideas on science, philosophy, ethics, and culture.
If you’re working through what feels new or needed, we want to read it.
Submit here: https://thehumanist.com/write-for-us/
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Got something to say about the world we’re living in? Say it with us.
The Humanist is looking for new voices and bold ideas on science, philosophy, ethics, and culture.
If you’re working through what feels new or needed, we want to read it.
Submit here: https://thehumanist.com/write-for-us/
The Humanist is looking for new voices and bold ideas on science, philosophy, ethics, and culture.
If you’re working through what feels new or needed, we want to read it.
Submit here: https://thehumanist.com/write-for-us/
Failure isn't a verdict - it's a data point.
The only measure that matters is your determination to try again.
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The only measure that matters is your determination to try again.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Failure isn't a verdict - it's a data point.
The only measure that matters is your determination to try again.
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The only measure that matters is your determination to try again.
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When everything feels chaotic, empathy for our neighbors is what keeps us from breaking.
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholeness/a69439115/empathy-survival-strategy/
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholeness/a69439115/empathy-survival-strategy/
Empathy Isn’t a Feeling, It’s a Survival Strategy for Uncertain Times—Here’s How to Tap Into It
In the wake of the longest federal government shutdown in American history, the CEO of United Way Worldwide shares hard-won lessons on rallying communities when institutions fall short.
www.oprahdaily.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
When everything feels chaotic, empathy for our neighbors is what keeps us from breaking.
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholeness/a69439115/empathy-survival-strategy/
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholeness/a69439115/empathy-survival-strategy/
We’re passing around a little light. Write a short greeting to a fellow humanist who’s incarcerated and remind someone that community doesn’t fade, even in tough places.
More info: americanhumanist.org/sendgreetings
Contact: [email protected]
More info: americanhumanist.org/sendgreetings
Contact: [email protected]
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We’re passing around a little light. Write a short greeting to a fellow humanist who’s incarcerated and remind someone that community doesn’t fade, even in tough places.
More info: americanhumanist.org/sendgreetings
Contact: [email protected]
More info: americanhumanist.org/sendgreetings
Contact: [email protected]
When crisis calls from LGBTQ+ kids drop the moment an extremist leaves office, it shows how deep the harm runs.
And his exit doesn't mean other states are safe. If you feel helpless, you’re not alone. Let's turn that worry into action.
➡️ ➡️ Join us: americanhumanist.org/advocate
And his exit doesn't mean other states are safe. If you feel helpless, you’re not alone. Let's turn that worry into action.
➡️ ➡️ Join us: americanhumanist.org/advocate
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When crisis calls from LGBTQ+ kids drop the moment an extremist leaves office, it shows how deep the harm runs.
And his exit doesn't mean other states are safe. If you feel helpless, you’re not alone. Let's turn that worry into action.
➡️ ➡️ Join us: americanhumanist.org/advocate
And his exit doesn't mean other states are safe. If you feel helpless, you’re not alone. Let's turn that worry into action.
➡️ ➡️ Join us: americanhumanist.org/advocate
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Donald Trump, a victim of political violence himself, just threatened to “hang” Democratic Members of Congress—all who served our country. Every single American, especially elected Republicans, must condemn this horrific incitement of violence immediately.
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Donald Trump, a victim of political violence himself, just threatened to “hang” Democratic Members of Congress—all who served our country. Every single American, especially elected Republicans, must condemn this horrific incitement of violence immediately.
Today we remember not just victims of hate, but full, whole people whose futures were violently stolen.
We honor friends, artists, coworkers, leaders, and dreamers who deserved to grow old. We promise to fight until trans safety and dignity are non-negotiable. We remember.
We honor friends, artists, coworkers, leaders, and dreamers who deserved to grow old. We promise to fight until trans safety and dignity are non-negotiable. We remember.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today we remember not just victims of hate, but full, whole people whose futures were violently stolen.
We honor friends, artists, coworkers, leaders, and dreamers who deserved to grow old. We promise to fight until trans safety and dignity are non-negotiable. We remember.
We honor friends, artists, coworkers, leaders, and dreamers who deserved to grow old. We promise to fight until trans safety and dignity are non-negotiable. We remember.
Ahh, that's amazing! We look forward to seeing you there!!
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Ahh, that's amazing! We look forward to seeing you there!!
Early Bird Registration is open for World Humanist Congress 2026!
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Early Bird Registration is open for World Humanist Congress 2026!
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
They're literally doing the Gianmarco Soresi joke...
The Catholic League's response to the Epstein files? Arguing technicalities over the ages of the victims.
They're not defending faith. They're enabling harm.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-cathol...
They're not defending faith. They're enabling harm.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-cathol...
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
They're literally doing the Gianmarco Soresi joke...
What happens when intellectual brilliance meets profound cultural blind spots?
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/separating-the-scholar-from-the-person-the-cost-of-compartmentalising-genius
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/separating-the-scholar-from-the-person-the-cost-of-compartmentalising-genius
Separating the Scholar from the Person: The Cost of Compartmentalising Genius - TheHumanist.com
A junior scientist’s reflection on cultural incompetence.
thehumanist.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What happens when intellectual brilliance meets profound cultural blind spots?
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/separating-the-scholar-from-the-person-the-cost-of-compartmentalising-genius
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/separating-the-scholar-from-the-person-the-cost-of-compartmentalising-genius
You don't need the perfect plan or a giant budget. Our world is bettered by small, consistent gestures of humanity. What simple act of goodness is within your grasp today?
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November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
You don't need the perfect plan or a giant budget. Our world is bettered by small, consistent gestures of humanity. What simple act of goodness is within your grasp today?
Sign up for Dose of Humanism! Free SMS bursts of humanist inspiration, straight to your phone: bit.ly/DoseOfHumanism
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"Showing up for each other, telling truth, holding grief and joy at once: this is how we stay human in inhuman times, and it’s all the hope we have."
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-weathering-body-in-a-burning-world
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-weathering-body-in-a-burning-world
The Weathering Body in a Burning World - TheHumanist.com
Forests communicate through root and fungal networks, and human beings do the same through nervous systems and social bonds.
thehumanist.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"Showing up for each other, telling truth, holding grief and joy at once: this is how we stay human in inhuman times, and it’s all the hope we have."
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-weathering-body-in-a-burning-world
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-weathering-body-in-a-burning-world
Longing to belong is not a weakness—it is a human constant. But in many boys’ lives, this longing gets hijacked by rigid codes of masculine behavior.
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-myth-of-stoic-masculinity
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-myth-of-stoic-masculinity
The Myth of Stoic Masculinity - TheHumanist.com
Stoicism becomes a performance that rewards emotional austerity and punishes vulnerability, estranging men from their own ethical potential.
thehumanist.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Longing to belong is not a weakness—it is a human constant. But in many boys’ lives, this longing gets hijacked by rigid codes of masculine behavior.
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-myth-of-stoic-masculinity
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-myth-of-stoic-masculinity
When healthcare becomes unaffordable, people don’t just “struggle”, they get pushed out of coverage entirely.
That’s the real cost of inaction.
Humanists refuse to look away from harm when it’s preventable. Tell Congress to protect these subsidies. americanhumanist.org/health
That’s the real cost of inaction.
Humanists refuse to look away from harm when it’s preventable. Tell Congress to protect these subsidies. americanhumanist.org/health
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When healthcare becomes unaffordable, people don’t just “struggle”, they get pushed out of coverage entirely.
That’s the real cost of inaction.
Humanists refuse to look away from harm when it’s preventable. Tell Congress to protect these subsidies. americanhumanist.org/health
That’s the real cost of inaction.
Humanists refuse to look away from harm when it’s preventable. Tell Congress to protect these subsidies. americanhumanist.org/health
We lead with kindness because it’s our baseline, not a liability. And even with this loud war on empathy, we’re not buying the lie that caring is optional.
World Kindness Day is about refusing to let cruelty set the tone. We’re staying human on purpose.
World Kindness Day is about refusing to let cruelty set the tone. We’re staying human on purpose.
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We lead with kindness because it’s our baseline, not a liability. And even with this loud war on empathy, we’re not buying the lie that caring is optional.
World Kindness Day is about refusing to let cruelty set the tone. We’re staying human on purpose.
World Kindness Day is about refusing to let cruelty set the tone. We’re staying human on purpose.
How we treat veterans, and what we choose to learn from them, reveals whether we value human life or just national pride.
If we truly honor their service, we’ll listen to their stories, confront the cost of war, and demand that political power never outweigh human worth.
If we truly honor their service, we’ll listen to their stories, confront the cost of war, and demand that political power never outweigh human worth.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
How we treat veterans, and what we choose to learn from them, reveals whether we value human life or just national pride.
If we truly honor their service, we’ll listen to their stories, confront the cost of war, and demand that political power never outweigh human worth.
If we truly honor their service, we’ll listen to their stories, confront the cost of war, and demand that political power never outweigh human worth.
This Veterans Day, we should talk to veterans about what war means, and for what reasons - if any - war should be considered.
From The Humanist archives:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/how-do-we-honor-veterans-by-learning-from-their-experiences
From The Humanist archives:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/how-do-we-honor-veterans-by-learning-from-their-experiences
How Do We Honor Veterans? By Learning from Their Experiences. - TheHumanist.com
On Veterans Day we take time to honor those who fight our nation’s wars. This is a time to honor our veterans, and one of the most important ways we can do that is to learn from their experiences. Thi...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This Veterans Day, we should talk to veterans about what war means, and for what reasons - if any - war should be considered.
From The Humanist archives:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/how-do-we-honor-veterans-by-learning-from-their-experiences
From The Humanist archives:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/how-do-we-honor-veterans-by-learning-from-their-experiences
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Good. I don't need a court to tell me my marriage is valid. After 21 years with Elizabeth, I KNOW it is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good. I don't need a court to tell me my marriage is valid. After 21 years with Elizabeth, I KNOW it is.
It’s officially too cold for short sleeves and weak convictions.
Get yourself or (or someone else) something soft & warm that still makes a statement.
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Get yourself or (or someone else) something soft & warm that still makes a statement.
🛒 store.americanhumanist.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It’s officially too cold for short sleeves and weak convictions.
Get yourself or (or someone else) something soft & warm that still makes a statement.
🛒 store.americanhumanist.org
Get yourself or (or someone else) something soft & warm that still makes a statement.
🛒 store.americanhumanist.org
Jerry Seinfeld has become the saint of the 9.9% — disciplined, apolitical, a lover of comfort, a man for whom the world’s chaos is just material to be gently mocked and filed away in another notebook.
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/seinfeld-and-the-9-9-percent
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/seinfeld-and-the-9-9-percent
Seinfeld and the 9.9 Percent - TheHumanist.com
Jerry Seinfeld, both as a character and as a man, perfectly embodies the new American upper-middle class — the 9.9 percent who live well, think of themselves as sensible rather than rich and treat the...
thehumanist.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Jerry Seinfeld has become the saint of the 9.9% — disciplined, apolitical, a lover of comfort, a man for whom the world’s chaos is just material to be gently mocked and filed away in another notebook.
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/seinfeld-and-the-9-9-percent
This week in The Humanist:
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/seinfeld-and-the-9-9-percent
Voters showed up and history followed.
More leaders who believe in reason, compassion, and equality were elected. From PA’s first openly trans atheist mayor to VA’s first Muslim woman in statewide office, democracy got a bit more real.
👉 Join cfequality.org to keep humanist voices in the room.
More leaders who believe in reason, compassion, and equality were elected. From PA’s first openly trans atheist mayor to VA’s first Muslim woman in statewide office, democracy got a bit more real.
👉 Join cfequality.org to keep humanist voices in the room.
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Voters showed up and history followed.
More leaders who believe in reason, compassion, and equality were elected. From PA’s first openly trans atheist mayor to VA’s first Muslim woman in statewide office, democracy got a bit more real.
👉 Join cfequality.org to keep humanist voices in the room.
More leaders who believe in reason, compassion, and equality were elected. From PA’s first openly trans atheist mayor to VA’s first Muslim woman in statewide office, democracy got a bit more real.
👉 Join cfequality.org to keep humanist voices in the room.
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Long live the jury trial in America.
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Long live the jury trial in America.
Kristi Cummings's first ceremony as a Humanist Celebrant was for a college friend, legalizing a partnership of nearly 20 years just days after marriage equality became a reality in the U.S.
https://thehumanist.com/features/profiles/humanists-making-a-difference-humanist-celebrant-kristi-cummings
https://thehumanist.com/features/profiles/humanists-making-a-difference-humanist-celebrant-kristi-cummings
Humanists Making a Difference: Humanist Celebrant Kristi Cummings - TheHumanist.com
I find that most people accept our goals of compassion and reason. Once in a while, couples are astounded to find that they are not alone, but welcome in a community of like-minded people.
thehumanist.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Kristi Cummings's first ceremony as a Humanist Celebrant was for a college friend, legalizing a partnership of nearly 20 years just days after marriage equality became a reality in the U.S.
https://thehumanist.com/features/profiles/humanists-making-a-difference-humanist-celebrant-kristi-cummings
https://thehumanist.com/features/profiles/humanists-making-a-difference-humanist-celebrant-kristi-cummings