All posts by Jake Ephros
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Retail Giant Amazon in Hot Water Across the Globe
Amazon's getting called out from every direction lately for its pricing and practices with workers.
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Dr. Cornel West’s Religious Activism is Exactly What We Need in Ferguson
Religious leaders are making their way to Ferguson.
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Religion Inspires Philanthropy, Especially Among Low-Income Observers
A recent report by the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows how the recession changed Americans’ charitable habits. “The wealthiest...
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Justice Scalia Gets It Right: There is a Political Demand for Religion
This is going to hurt me a lot more than it is going to hurt you: Justice Antonin...
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How Pope Francis Can Shape Relationship Between Feminism and the Church
A group of Catholic nuns is denouncing the influence of big money in U.S. politics by conducting a...
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A View From Inside the People’s Climate March
The People’s Climate March was a demonstration of popular support for action on climate change.
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Violence, Religion, and the Need for a 9/11 Day of Discussion
It's important to keep discussing the day's meaning and context.
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The Role of Religion in Scientific Innovation
Conflict between religion and science is nothing new; starting in the seventeenth century, Enlightenment philosophers began to criticize...
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Having Faith in Politics
Religion isn't entirely absent from the political conversation, but its place is static and stale.
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The Civil Rights Discussion: New Issues and New Debaters
Fifty years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Johnson.
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The New Bipartisan Faces of Criminal Justice Reform
You’d think that $68 billion would go a long way. According to the Justice Policy Institute, that is how...
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Ralph Nader and the Millennials
Ralph Nader and the Millennials may seem like an uncommon pairing, if not an obscure band name. But...
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Community Policing in New Jersey: A Model for Stopping Local Violence
Paterson, New Jersey erupted earlier this month after a 12-year-old girl was shot and killed. People rallied for...
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First Pregnant Woman Arrested Under Controversial Tennessee Law
Mallory Loyola became the first pregnant woman to be arrested and charged with assault on her fetus under...
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Conflicting Courts: Affordable Care Act Up in the Air Again
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) never has a boring day in court, and today is no exception. Rulings...
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Arming the Police Against American Citizens, Part II
Recent media attention has shed light on many of the controversial aspects of police militarization, from excessive force...
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Founding Fathers Obsession
Speaker of the House John Boehner invoked the great American cliché in a memo to Congressional Republicans stating...
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Militarization: Arming the Police Against American Citizens – Part 1
Last month, a SWAT team in Georgia severely injured a 19-month old child with a flash-bang grenade during...
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Cantor Defeated in Primary, Israel Will Be Just Fine
Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor is the last Jewish Republican in Congress, but he was just beaten in the...
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A Mass Shooting, Ignored
Seattle Pacific University lost one student and three others were wounded last Thursday in a shooting on campus....
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Domestic Violence: Ending the Trend
For every five cases of violent victimization, one of them is domestic violence, according to a recent publication...
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Who Said (Cyber)crime Doesn’t Pay?
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently released a report with a stunning conclusion: people are losing more...
