The Circle of DC
The author of this post, Andrew Feldman, at the Albert Einstein memorial outside of the National Academy of Sciences.
They Are All Our Children
She only says a few words, but our friends’ granddaughter Stella has one expression down cold: “Uh-oh.” She says it when she drops a toy on the floor or sees a dog trying to sneak food off the table. She feels the stirrings of guilt - her sense of right and wrong forming in her agile brain.
Gay Pride: Not Always a Cinch
The cake from Temple Beth El's Gay Pride Shabbat, held last month. Photo taken by Temple Beth El member Barbara Herman.
The author, John Hirsch (left), and Herb Leiman before their wedding at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, Great Neck, NY, 2012.
Don’t Stop Tweeting!
It had been a normal day at the Clean Water Network—interns were glued to policy research on their computers, running errands in the Senate office buildings and listening in on conference calls, all while working on the
Transparency Comes at No Cost
Jonathan Backer, a former RAC Eisendrath Legislative Assistant now working at the Brennan Center for Justice,
Reflections on the AIDS Memorial Quilt
A section of the Memorial Quilt dedicated to those who died from AIDS-related complications from a high school.
The Mitzvah of Voting
Photo above courtesy of TIME magazine.
Voters cast their ballots in Virginia, October 2008. Photo credit: Hyungwon Kang / Reuters.
Student Debt Crisis (Somewhat) Averted
In mid-May, college graduates across the country realized America was again approaching an important debt ceiling.
Iran Update: Finding the Reality in the Rhetoric
Although the American press has taken a break from counting down the hours until a potential nuclear Iran, such a threat remains a top priority for both the Netanyahu and Obama administrations.