In this week’s Health Justice newsletter, a grounding: We are, as author Shannon Vallor puts it, part of the human family. We are born, we live on Earth with other humans, and we eventually die. It sounds like a simple journey, but we live in complex times, and lines sometimes get blurry. This week’s articles consider what happens when we forget—and how to remember—our humanity.

First, a conversation with author Margaret Morganroth Gullette on what the COVID-19 pandemic taught us about medical ageism and what reforms are needed to better serve nursing home residents. Then, Trump’s anti-DEI orders are targeting the largest minority group in the nation: people with disabilities. How are employers and organizations responding? Finally, two articles from the Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine’s winter 2024 issue, “Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good?” explore how we can stay human in this age of machines.