T.J. Raphael appears in the following:
The Summer Music of 1993
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
All this week, the music program Soundcheck is looking back on the music of 1993—including chart topping singles, landmark albums and watershed moments from that summer 20 years ago. ...
The Fastest Man in the World? Doping and the Future of Usain Bolt
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Before Usain Bolt captured the title of world’s fastest man, fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell held the title in the 100 meter. And when she won the 2008 Olympic silver medal in the women’...
Panama Seizes North Korean Ship Carrying Cuban Missile System
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
You can't sugar coat this one, even though the Cubans have apparently tried. Yesterday Panamanian officials made the decision to hold a North Korean freighter—the vessel is reportedly...
Are Congressional Leaders Failing?
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Senate Democrats have been plagued with accusations of ineffectiveness. And the Senate is far from alone on that front—the House of Representatives has been unable to produce any resu...
Drug King Captured Near Texas Border
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales is one of the most violent, most feared, and until recently, the most wanted man in Mexico. He was captured last night by Mexican marines just south of th...
Is Egypt's Interim Government Losing Ground?
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Is there a change in the mood in Egypt? Is the interim government losing ground in its attempt to reassure the population that change is coming? Fighting broke out last night between ...
New Revelations Come to Light in Boston Strangler Saga
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
One of America's longest-running murder mysteries may now be coming to a close as the Boston Strangler case comes one step closer to being solved. Albert DeSalvo had confessed to bein...
Florida's Stand Your Ground Law & Race Relations
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
This past weekend, George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. It’s a verdict that’s outraged many, and led to debates around the country about race relations, ...
California Prison System Sees Scrutiny for Overcrowding, Inhumane Conditions
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
California’s state prison system, one of the country’s largest, is under a great deal of scrutiny these days. A hunger strike by prisoners protesting their long-term solitary confinem...
ROUND-TABLE: Is The Zimmerman Ruling About Race or the Justice System?
Monday, July 15, 2013
What is the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman story really about? Does it show the strength of our justice system and belief in our institutions, or the weakness of those institutio...
Dissecting the Zimmerman Verdict's Impact on Race, Justice and Families
Monday, July 15, 2013
With the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the ruling has brought up questions of our expectations of security, the right to a trial and the judgement of a jury. Sh...
Arrests Continue at North Carolina's 'Moral Monday' Protests
Monday, July 15, 2013
For the past 10 weeks, protesters from all walks of life have been assembling at the state capitol in Raleigh, NC as part of "Moral Mondays." The issues they are protesting are almost...
With Napolitano's Exit, New Opportunities for the Department of Homeland Security?
Monday, July 15, 2013
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced late last week that she will be resigning from her post. Napolitano’s departure raises an interesting question: Could her r...
Egypt and Predictions for the Future of the Muslim Brotherhood
Monday, July 15, 2013
U.S. authorities have called on Egyptian's interim leadership to release Morsi and to discontinue with their arbitrary arrests. But Morsi's supporters say the Obama administration's c...
Snowden to Meet With Human Rights Groups in Quest for Asylum
Friday, July 12, 2013
After three weeks of silence, NSA leaker Edward Snowden is meeting with international human rights workers today from his base in the Moscow Airport. In an email invitation to groups ...
Malala Yousafzai Addresses United Nations
Friday, July 12, 2013
Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai turns 16 today, but she's already seen a lot in her short life. Last October, Malala was shot in the head as she left her school in Pakis...
New Movie Releases: 'Grown Ups 2,' 'Pacific Rim,' and An Update From Johnny Depp
Friday, July 12, 2013
The Takeaway's Movie Date team, Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, review this week's major releases. On the roster this week:“Grown Ups 2," a buddy comedy sequel featuring Adam Sandle...
The Man Who Made Millions Selling Fake Bomb Detectors
Friday, July 12, 2013
In May, British businessman James McCormick was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the sale of fake "bomb-detectors." The gadget he sold was based on a fake golf-ball finder and is a...
Making The Case: Arguments For and Against Solitary Confinement
Friday, July 12, 2013
About 30,000 inmates in California are on hunger strike this week protesting the state's solitary confinement policies and prison overcrowding. California holds some 4,500 inmates in ...
Tube Transportation: New Technology Designed For Space Travel on Earth
Friday, July 12, 2013
In the classic television show "The Jetsons," father George brought his kids to school in tiny capsules in the year 2062. Soon, we might be able to travel via capsule, too. It sounds ...