Ellen Frankman appears in the following:
Chinese Explore New Perspectives on a Changed Country in the New Year
Monday, February 11, 2013
This year is the Year of the Snake, and many in China will find that their home country has changed. Over the past year, China has experienced significant cultural unrest, from disput...
Why Guantánamo Shouldn't Be Closed — Yet
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
As a Human Rights Watch Advocate and attorney for the Department of Justice, Jennifer Daskal pushed for the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to be closed. However, she now thinks tha...
Families of 9/11 Victims Face Their Grief in Guantanamo Trials
Monday, January 28, 2013
For many Americans, the grief of a lost family member will never be reconciled, and the wait for justice has been unbearably long. As the hearings for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed resume to...
The Issues at Hand: A Path to Immigration Reform
Friday, January 25, 2013
Despite progress in curbing deportation and prioritizing education for immigrants during Obama’s first term, the Latino constituency among others will look to see that immigration ref...
A New Sign that President Obama Is Getting Serious About Prosecuting Financial Crime
Friday, January 25, 2013
President Obama announced yesterday that Mary Jo White, a former federal prosecutor, is his pick to serve as the next chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. If confirme...
North Korea Makes New, More Explicit Threat
Friday, January 25, 2013
While North Korea has repeatedly threatened to strike the United States, a threat made yesterday to target the United States was significantly more explicit. A statement from the Nort...
Women Granted the Right to Serve in Combat
Thursday, January 24, 2013
In a landmark decision that overturns a 1994 ruling, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has lifted the military’s ban on women in combat. The move will make hundreds of thousands of fr...
Indian Women Face Corruption Before Justice
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The trial of the 23-year-old woman who was fatally gang raped in India last month is set to begin today. Though her case has been brought to a speedy trial, the process is atypical of...
Arcades Decline, but Pinball Holds Its Own
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Pinball, once banned for nearly 40 years in cities across the country, is experiencing a small renaissance despite the demise of its video game brethren. Jon Ehrlich is a pinball mac...
The Issues at Hand: Education Reform Over the Next Four Years
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Shortly following the November elections, a Gallup poll revealed that 68 percent of Americans believe that President Obama will improve education in his second term. Education reporte...
The Declining Value of an MBA
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
As more and more individuals pursue professional degrees as a means to a more rewarding career, there are fewer and fewer jobs waiting on the other side of graduation. Jay Bhatti, a g...
Syria Death Toll Climbs to At Least 60,000
Monday, January 07, 2013
According to the most recent report from U.N. data specialists, nearly 60,000 people have died in the fighting in Syria, and that number may be a gross undercount. Lara Setrakian is a...
In a New Year, Comfort from Predictions of What's to Come
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
In the face of a new year, many of us take comfort in predictions of what's to come. Bill O'Toole is in the business of divining the future. He is the prognosticator of the 217-year...
In the Face of Violence, Do Societies Turn Inward to Evolve?
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
During periods following brutal acts of violence or unthinkable devastation, it is easy for our brains to run wild with worry. But as violence declines worldwide, is there any argume...
Is the House Broken?
Monday, December 31, 2012
The fiscal cliff remains unresolved, and on the cusp of the new year, it appears that dysfunctional government has trumped any self-imposed deadline. Former Connecticut Congressman Re...
Vice President Biden Revisits Past in New Policies
Friday, December 28, 2012
President Obama has imparted significant responsibility on Biden since he took office in 2004, and in his most recent role, Vice President Biden will head the development of a new set...
Linking Violence and Biology Through DNA
Friday, December 28, 2012
What happens in the brain of a mass killer that permits such violence to occur? In an attempt to answer this question, researchers at the University of Connecticut are preparing to ca...
Shortcomings Prevent A.T.F from Curbing Gun Violence
Thursday, December 27, 2012
It’s been 6 years since the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives last had a permanent director. But in the wake of the tragedy at Newtown, more and more questions are b...
Before Les Misérables Returns to the Screen, a Look at its Past
Monday, December 24, 2012
On Christmas Day, Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of Les Misérables will debut in theaters nationwide to the delight of millions of fans. But behind the many adaptations of the story, is...
Kerry Nominated for Secretary of State
Monday, December 24, 2012
Following Friday's nomination by President Obama, it is expected that Senator John Kerry will find an easy confirmation of his role as the next secretary of state. Juana Summers, nati...