. . . .
The Humanist Online A Magazine of Critical Inquiry and Social Concern .
Subscribe | Renew | Archive |  Advertise |  Write for Us | About Us
. .
.
.
2007 ESSAY CONTEST
for Young Women and Men of North America
Published  by the:
American Humanist Association
September/October 2005 Humanist Cover

Cover Story

Hurricane Quandary

Katrina's America: Failure, Racism, and Profiteering
by Michael I. Niman
The social horrors surrounding Hurricane Katrina are well publicized but, sadly, may be worse than you thought.(Read Article in PDF)

How the Free Market Killed New Orleans
by Michael Parenti
Where was Adam Smith's "invisible hand" when the poor couldn't act in their own interest?"


A Humanist in a Hurricane
by Steve Schlicht
When a radio evangelist declared "there are no atheists in foxholes or hurricane zones" he wasn't expecting to actually encounter any. (Read Article in PDF)

The Global Warming Crisis
by Stuart Jordan
The best evidence available indicates that the recent hurricanes aren't freaks of nature, they fit into a pattern of increasing weather severity caused by global warming.

Articles

Living with Democracy in Egypt
by Daniel Consolatore  
In Egypt, beneath the surface of a rigged election, democracy is breaking out. (Read Article in PDF)
 
Changing the Lives of Prisoners: a New Agenda
by Lawrence T. Jablecki  
Faith-based programs aren't the only or best ways to integrate ex-cons into society. There are rational alternatives with proven records of success that simply need to be used.
 
Will All of Him be at the Funeral?
by M.H. Klaiman, M.D.  
The public has the right to know if any of a loved one's remains have been retained by medical authorities.
 
The Humanist Interview: Dahr Jamail
From an Act of Desperation to a Million Hits a Day
by Mike Ferner  
What it's like being an unembedded journalist in a war zone, how the reporting differs, and who listens.
 
Features

Letters to the Editor

The Issue At Hand
by Fred Edwords

UP FRONT:
Kennedy, Katrina, and the Roll of Government
by Steven Hill

Katrina and Rita in Context
by Peter Miesler

Media Beat
Dodging the Costs of the Warfare State
by Norman Solomon


Reviews


Poetry
Lessons from Darwin: Not for Love
by Philip Appleman


Humanism 101
by Fred Edwords
God and Games (Read Article in PDF)

Worth Noting
by Karen Ann Gajewski

.