Ending Prison Rape
Last week the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission issued its 259-page report on the disturbing prevalence of sexual abuse in our nation's prisons. The Commission, established under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (which was drafted with the
The Zombie Raptor Rises Again
Sorry folks, this is not a post about a great new summer movie!
Many people have heard of the military-industrial complex which President Eisenhower warned against. In reality, this nexus includes Congress, where Representatives and Senators whose districts
Many people have heard of the military-industrial complex which President Eisenhower warned against. In reality, this nexus includes Congress, where Representatives and Senators whose districts
Challenging Extremism Everywhere
In Israel's general elections in February, Avigdor Lieberman and his ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu party won 15 Knesset seats, eventually becoming the second party in the government coalition with Lieberman as Foreign Minister.
Their electoral campaign
Their electoral campaign
Galilee Diary: Peace talk VI: Listening
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
They combined against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all the community are holy, all of them, and the Lord is in their midst. Why then do you raise
RAC Round-up: Looking Back on June
As June comes to a close, I've been compiling press clips of stories the RAC has appeared in throughout the month. Let's take a look back at what we've been working on for the past few weeks, shall we?
June 2: Doonesbury angers Jews and their 'crabby and
Different faiths, same fight
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The Life of a DC Intern: Welcome to Orientation!
Michael Evers is a participant in the Religious Action Center's Machon Kaplan summer program for college students. He is a student at DePaul University and an intern at the Men's Health Network.