Ellen Frankman appears in the following:
Pass-Through Businesses Seek Break in Tax Bill
Monday, December 18, 2017
Of the 26 million businesses in 2014, 95 percent were pass-throughs.
Rubio Threatens Tax Bill With Push For Child Tax Credit
Friday, December 15, 2017
Senator Marco Rubio has threatened to vote “no” on the GOP tax bill unless the child tax credit is expanded.
Five Years After Sandy Hook, The National Tragedy Still Stings
Thursday, December 14, 2017
It's been five years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We look back and explore how that day became burned into our consciousness, and we remember the 26 victims.
Belle and Sebastian Want to Solve Our Human Problems
Friday, December 08, 2017
Indie darlings Belle & Sebastian have a new trilogy of EPs out, and this time they're doing something special for their fans.
Day Laborers Left Vulnerable After Natural Disasters
Thursday, December 07, 2017
Day laborers are often relied upon for construction work following natural disasters. But the undocumented status of many of those workers makes them vulnerable to exploitation.
Congressman Fights For Yemen as Nation Facing Growing Humanitarian Crisis
Monday, December 04, 2017
An estimated 10,000 civilians have been killed in Yemen’s war.
The GOP Tax Bill Could Hurt Puerto Rico
Friday, December 01, 2017
Puerto Rican officials say the House tax bill would further hurt the island because it would apply a 20 percent excise tax on products and services for the island.
Conservative Christians Watch GOP Tax Bill With Hopeful Eyes
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
The GOP tax bill would get rid of a rule that bars churches, and nonprofit charities from engaging in politics, which could create a new avenue for political spending.
Baltimore Detective Murdered Amid Corruption Investigation
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The murder of a Baltimore detective has revealed a web of connections to an ongoing corruption investigation into the city’s elite Gun Trace Task Force.
Rohingya Women Bear The Brunt of Myanmar's Violent Crackdown
Monday, November 27, 2017
"I guess women are seen as property and if you want to inflict damage, you damage property don’t you?" says documentarian Shafiur Rahman.
Tracking U.S. Involvement in the War in Yemen
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
As the war in Yemen continues, and Yemeni people face starvation and a cholera epidemic, the American media is failing to report on the U.S. role in the conflict.
Argentine Submarine Remains Missing With 44 Crew on Board
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
A search is underway to recover an Argentine submarine and its 44-member crew. Stormy seas have hindered rescue efforts, and there is a limited amount of oxygen available on board.
How Legal Gun Owners Fuel Violent Crime
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Every two minutes, a gun is stolen in America. A new report argues that "American gun owners, preoccupied with self-defense, are inadvertently arming the very criminals they fear."
Mugabe Refuses to Resign After Coup
Monday, November 20, 2017
Following a coup last week, the people of Zimbabwe were thrown into confusion on Sunday as President Robert Mugabe refused to resign.
Corruption Investigation Into Baltimore Police Sweeps Up Philly Officer
Monday, November 20, 2017
Officer Eric Snell, who worked for three years for the Baltimore Police Department before moving to serve in Philadelphia, was charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine.
Can Zimbabwe Have a Peaceful Transition of Power?
Friday, November 17, 2017
South African envoys in Zimbabwe held talks yesterday with detained President Mugabe and his army chief, in an effort to form consensus on the military coup launched earlier this week.
Putin Has No Master Plan
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Author Mikhail Zygar argues that the Russian president and his court of oligarchs are primarily focused on short-term goals, not a long-term foreign policy strategy.
Rohingya Refugees Hold Out Hope for U.S. Intervention
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
As Rex Tillerson meets with Aung San Suu Kyi, one Rohingya refugee in Milwaukee hopes that the U.S. will help stop the violent campaign being waged against Myanmar's ethnic minority.
G.O.P. Senate Candidate Roy Moore Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Underage Girls
Friday, November 10, 2017
Four women are accusing Roy Moore, Republican Senate candidate from Alabama, of sexual assault and harassment, according to a report from The Washington Post.
A Deadly Error
Thursday, November 09, 2017
The Pentagon is supposed to report felonies to the federal gun database, but the Air Force has admitted that an oversight lapse made it easier for gunman Devin Kelley to buy his weapons.