T.J. Raphael appears in the following:
Sierra Leone: From Carnage to Development
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Writer Ishmael Beah has experienced the carnage of Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war first hand. After losing his family, Beah was recruited at the age of 13 to fight for rebel forces....
A New Plague? Ebola Outbreak 'Out of Control'
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
With more than 1,600 reported cases, Richard Preston, a writer for The New Yorker and author of "The Hot Zone," a book about the origins of Ebola, says the situation in West Africa is...
Roxane Gay Breaks The Rules With 'Bad Feminist'
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Writer Roxane Gay is all about living in the contradictions. She says feminism is messy, and that capital-F feminism could do with a little more messiness.
A Call For Nominations: Who's The Hardest-Working Person You Know?
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
As the summer winds down, The Takeaway wants to honor hardworking Americans from every corner of the United States. Who is the hardest-working person you know? Nominate them here.
Behold, the Creative Power of Pairs
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Abbott and Costello, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler: Twosomes that make history test the myth of the lone genius and the creative power of pairs.
U.S. General Killed in Afghanistan
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
The general is reportedly the highest-ranking member of American military to die in the conflict since the U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, and possibly the hi...
Welcome to The Fast-Food Renaissance
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Healthy fast-food sounds like a bit of of an oxymoron, but that hasn't stopped consumers from going on a quest to find it. And nowadays, it looks like the greasy hamburger and fries s...
Gaza Truce: Peace Talks With No Winners
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
On Monday, Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire proposed by Egypt. But a lack of trust between all three parties could complicate hopes for a long-term solution to the conf...
Hope For Africa's Economic Powerhouse
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
All week, as African leaders convene at the White House, The Takeaway is sitting down with African writers to hear what their hopes are for the continent. Today, a look at Africa’s ec...
NYC's Ebola Patient? No Need To Panic, Yet
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
A single patient at a hospital in New York City is being tested for the Ebola virus, fueling tabloid headlines. Fear might sell papers in New York, but there is no panic in the United...
Missouri Votes to Guarantee The Right to Farm
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Missourians will vote today on an amendment to the state's Constitution that would guarantee the rights to farm and ranch. Is this a back-to-the-land movement, or a ploy to get around...
Remembering the Vietnam War's 'Lost 74'
Monday, August 04, 2014
In June 1969 during the Vietnam War, an Australian aircraft carrier collided with an American ship in the South China Sea. There were 200 lost that day, including 74 U.S. sailors. But...
'Criminal' Acts & the Laws of War
Monday, August 04, 2014
Ratified in 1949, the Geneva Conventions laid out a code of conduct for war. Given the current conflicts in the Middle East, where does the world actually stand on the Geneva Conventions?
Ebola: What The Medical Community is Up Against
Monday, August 04, 2014
The most recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has now claimed the lives of 887 people, making it the largest Ebola outbreak ever. But what are medical professionals up against as they...
Lessons To Learn 100 Years After WWI
Monday, August 04, 2014
What we can still learn from the author who made it his mission to explain and make sense of what happened in 1914 when World War I broke out.
Searching for Hope in Zimbabwe
Monday, August 04, 2014
Four African leaders are missing from the White House's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit because of their records on human rights. One of them is Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since...
Looking For the Song of The Summer of 2014
Monday, August 04, 2014
Last summer’s anthem was unquestionably Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” Yet, midway through the hottest months of 2014, there’s still no clear front-runner for the song of the summer....
The Takeaway Weekender: A Nigerian Folk Hero, A Changing Body, and A Character Study
Saturday, August 02, 2014
Welcome to The Takeaway Weekender!
James Franco & Scott Haze on 'Child of God'
Friday, August 01, 2014
Lester Ballard, the protagonist of Cormac McCarthy's novel "Child Of God," is easy to hate. He's violent, he's morally corrupt, and he's into necrophilia. James Franco directed and co...
Hope for a Breakthrough in the Middle East
Friday, August 01, 2014
Hundreds of thousands in Gaza are now displaced, and that number runs into the millions when you include the regional turmoil. David Miliband, who served as British Foreign Secretary ...