Ellen Frankman appears in the following:
A Syrian-American's Case for Intervention
Monday, September 09, 2013
Basma Akbik left Syria for the U.S. 20 years ago with her husband. Her family and her husband’s family remain in war-torn Syria, and many of them are in Damascus awaiting an end to th...
The Takeaway Answers Listener Questions on U.S Intervention in Syria
Friday, September 06, 2013
The Senate and the House directed their concerns and inquiries to Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint C...
Satire, Syria & Late-Night Stumbles
Thursday, September 05, 2013
In entertainment the show must go on, but comedians are having some trouble with that old adage this week as the news out of Syria grows darker and more complex. Are comedians just ba...
G-20 Summit in Russia Tests Relations Between Obama and Putin
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Today marks day one of the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, and the crisis in Syria will be hard to ignore due to the lingering tension between President Obama and Russian President Vla...
British Lawmaker Calls for Second Vote on Syria
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Last week, British parliament voted against military intervention in Syria. The vote was a blow to Prime Minister David Cameron and to some British lawmakers who support an internatio...
Outsiders: Challenging Society's Idea of Normal
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Fringe culture has always existed, but how do we define outsiders today? Journalist Alissa Quart is the author of a new book, “Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Rebels and...
Why Do Chemical Weapons Still Exist?
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Syria is estimated to have stockpiled approximately 1,000 tons of chemical weapons, raising questions about the future of chemical war in the region. Joseph Cirincione, president of P...
New Snowden Leak Reveals Secret "Black Budget" for U.S. Intelligence
Friday, August 30, 2013
Edward Snowden's latest leak reveals the "black budget" for the U.S. National Intelligence Program in fiscal year 2013: $52.6 billion. Until now, the application of funds and the perf...
N.F.L. Agrees to $765 Million Settlement in Concussion Lawsuit
Friday, August 30, 2013
The N.F.L. has agreed to a $765 million settlement with 4,500 retired players in a concussion-related lawsuit. It's a symbolic victory for a lot of players and their families who have...
Syria: "Hit These People & Hit Them Very Hard"
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Pressure is mounting on how the U.S. and its western allies will respond in Syria and whether force will be used without a U.N. mandate. Ambassador Christopher Hill, Dean of the Korbe...
A Battle for Water When the Rio Grande Runs Low
Thursday, August 29, 2013
A 70-year-old treaty between the U.S. and Mexico is supposed to keep the waters of the Rio Grande River flowing between the bordering states. But in a time when the rains can longer b...
Pressure Mounts for the United States and Allies to Respond in Syria
Monday, August 26, 2013
Last week, it's believed a chemical attack was carried out in Syria. Lara Setrakian is a journalist and the founder of Syria Deeply. She joins The Takeaway to discuss the latest attac...
Obama's New Plan for Higher Education
Friday, August 23, 2013
The proposals call for a new college ratings system and would be a significant disruption to the current U.S. News ranking system, that while somewhat maligned is largely relied upon....
Revitalizing & Reinventing Immersion Theater
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Theater, one of the oldest forms of entertainment, is again embarking on this tradition of immersion. While interactive theater isn’t new, it is growing in popularity as audience memb...
New Documents Show Sweeping NSA Surveillance of Americans
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Yesterday, U.S. officials released new documents showing that the NSA may have unintentionally collected as many as 56,000 emails from Americans between 2008 and 2011, and private tel...
Mapping Our Digital DNA
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Cesar Hidalgo and a team of researchers at MIT have created a platform for individuals to access their metadata. It’s called “Immersion” and it uses your email’s metadata to create a ...
Violent Confrontations Continue in Egypt
Monday, August 19, 2013
Within the last 24 hours in Egypt, a police convoy was targeted by militants in the Northern Sinai desert and at least two dozen police were killed. Charles Sennott is the vice presid...
Dissecting The Egyptian Division in Cairo & the United States
Friday, August 16, 2013
In the wake of the escalating violence in Egypt, it remains to be seen whether the nation can move forward as a unified country. Michael Wahid Hanna is a senior fellow at the Century ...
Coping With Schizophrenia By Listening
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Eleanor Longden was diagnosed with schizophrenia and institutionalized and essentially discarded by a mental health system that was unsure of how to help her. So instead Longden began...
As Deaths Rise to More Than 500, A Look At Next Steps for Egypt, U.S.-Mideast Relations
Thursday, August 15, 2013
The situation in Egypt continued to unravel yesterday as security forces stormed pro-Morsi protest camps, which sparked deadly clashes around the country. Mona Makram Ebeid is a polit...