for information, Jamie Raskin's father, Marcus Raskin:

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Marcus Goodman Raskin (April 30, 1934 – December 24, 2017) was an American progressive social critic, political activist, author, and philosopher. He was the co-founder, with Richard Barnet, of the progressive think tank the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. He was also a professor of public policy at George Washington University’s School of Public Policy and Public Administration. >>>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Raskin

((P.S., Marcus' youngest child, Eden, attended school with my older daughter, in DC.))