Ask President Obama to Recognize February 12 as Darwin Day!
Honor Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution by natural selection by signing our petition, which asks President Obama to issue a presidential proclamation declaring February 12 as Darwin Day. Darwin Day is held every February on the anniversary of Darwin's birthday in 1809, and is a celebration of scientific discovery and progress. Sign the petition today and show your support!
Humanist Charities Send Aid to Haiti
A devastating earthquake has struck the impoverished capital of Port-au-Prince and other neighboring cities in Haiti. Thousands of Haitians left homeless and injured need your urgent help.

Your donation today will send food, water, and medical supplies immediately. Donate Now.
Read the Humanist Interview with Gore Vidal
Honorary AHA President Gore Vidal sat down with Humanist Editor Jennifer Bardi and AHA President David Niose for the latest Humanist Interview. Read what the acclaimed writer and critic has to say about U.S. foreign policy, his famous family, and the humanist movement in a compelling interview that is sure to entertain and enlighten.
HNN Best of 2009
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This is a small sample of some of the best columns, articles and cartoons published in HNN. Subscribe today and never miss a piece.
This Month's HNN Podcast with Greg Epstein
Jende speaks with Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein about his new book “Good without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe.” The two discuss the reactions that the book has received across the country, Greg’s vision of what humanism needs to thrive in the future, and how you can offer a strong critique of god belief, without throwing out all aspects of religion.
Save the Date for our Annual Conference
June 3-6, 2010

Don’t miss one of the largest gathering of humanists, atheists and freethinkers from across the country! This exciting four-day event will feature informative breakout sessions, activist training for humanist leaders, banquets honoring distinguished awardees, book signings by celebrity authors, and more!

The American Humanist Association today praised President Obama’s comments at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Today the American Humanist Association and several other civil rights, religious, education, labor and health organizations sent a letter to President Obama urging him to make good on his campaign promise to fix the Faith-Based Initiative.
Humanist Charities, an adjunct of the American Humanist Association, is funding a relief effort to provide food, water, medical supplies and rescue tools to the people of Jacmel, a Haitian city that has been devastated by the earthquake that struck the country last Tuesday but which has received little media attention.
The American Humanist Association today commended President Obama for his continued acknowledgement and inclusion of nonbelievers when speaking about the role of religion in American life.
IN THIS ISSUE
The HUMANIST Interview with Gore Vidal
by Jennifer Bardi and David Niose
“If ever there was a moment for such a movement,” says the American Humanist Association’s honorary president, “it is now.”

Uncertainty in Science: It’s a Feature, Not a Bug
by Julia Galef
Opinion polls indicate the public thinks scientists are trustworthy. So why do people doubt them?

Apex or Ex-Ape?
by Robert M. Price
Going deep to reveal why religions need not fear evolution.

BOOK EXCERPT: Letter from Death
by Lillian Moats (foreword by Howard Zinn)