Ellen Frankman appears in the following:
What It Means to Be a Woman with a Gun
Friday, December 21, 2012
A recent Gallop poll proves that it’s not just men who are buying guns. Gun ownership among women is at an all time high – 43 percent report having a gun in their home. That’s not f...
A New Version of Hamlet: You Pick the Ending
Friday, December 21, 2012
What if Shakespeare's "Hamlet" could end any way you please? In a new book that's become the most successful Kickstarter publishing campaign ever, it can. Web cartoonist Ryan North di...
Why Own a Gun?
Thursday, December 20, 2012
A portrait of gun owners in America is a lot like a portrait of Americans as a whole — diverse. But in the wake of the Newtown shooting, many Americans are wondering if our gun cultur...
Syria Descends into Iraq-Like Carnage
Thursday, December 20, 2012
This March will mark two years since the Syrian uprising began. While the revolt was born out of peaceful demonstrations, in recent months it has slipped into a state of ongoing and ...
Mapping Noise Pollution to Save Marine Life
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Underwater noise pollution is taking a toll on marine life, and the clamor is entirely human-made. It’s the whine of ship engines, the searing blasts of military exercises, and the t...
Zero Dark Thirty and the Depiction of Torture
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Katherine Bigelowe’s latest film "Zero Dark Thirty" comes out in limited release this week, but critics have already honed in on what’s become the film’s most controversial talking po...
Assault Rifle Ban Back on the Table
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
There are more guns in the United States than in any other country in the world, and Americans also have the highest gun ownership per capita rate — round 90 guns for every 100 Americ...
CERN Researchers Make Zombie Flick to Appeal to the Masses
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Physics researchers at CERN have somehow managed to set aside time to explain physics to the rest of us in a new self-produced horror flick called "Decay." Burton DeWilde is a former ...
The Debt Nightmare Returns
Friday, December 14, 2012
If Washington can’t reach a compromise over the debt ceiling by mid-February or early-March, things are going to look an awful lot like they did in 2011 when the country was on the br...
Al Qaeda's Strength Extends to Syria and Beyond
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Despite the significant damage that the core of Al Qaeda has sustained over the past decade, conflict in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East has allowed for a more accessible arena...
How Children Become Good Adults
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Do we become empathetic human beings by nature or nurture? Dr. Perri Klass, a primary care pediatrician, explored the topic in "Understanding How Children Develop Empathy," a recent a...
Pittsburgh One of Only Three U.S. Cities to Have Fully Recovered from the Recession
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The third stop on our road to recovery is in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh officially reached pre-2007 levels for both GDP per capita and employment, and its most recent unemployment levels ...
Michigan House Passes Right-to-Work Law
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Despite the shouts of angry union member protesters at rallies in Lansing yesterday, the Michigan Legislature approved the right-to-work legislation with a 58-to-52 vote by the House....
'Right-to-Work' Passes in Michigan
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Labor activists in Michigan could face a historic defeat this week against a "right-to-work" bill that lawmakers have reconvened over today, and which Michigan Governor Rick Snyder ha...
Dallas Is One of Only Three U.S. Cities that Has Recovered Fully from the Recession
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Last week the Brookings Institution named Knoxville, Dallas, and Pittsburgh the only three American cities to have officially emerged from the recession. And Dallas is not just an oil...
Are Holiday Bonuses a Good Investment for Companies?
Monday, December 10, 2012
When Markus Dohle, the chief executive of Random House, announced at the company holiday party that each and every employee who had been with the company for a year — from top executi...
Knoxville One of Three American Cities "Fully Recovered" from Great Recession
Monday, December 10, 2012
What do Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Knoxville have in common? Recent findings from the Brookings Institution show that these three cities are the only major metropolitan areas in the Uni...
Conditions for Syrian Refugees Continue to Worsen
Friday, December 07, 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit refugee camps in Turkey today, but life for Syrian exiles is deteriorating quickly as cold sets in and food runs out. Dr. Luay Alkotob just...
Students Fight for Colleges to Drop Fossil Fuel Holdings
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Climate change never found its way into the 2012 presidential campaign, but college students across dozens of campuses have launched a campaign of their own. Their goal is to divest u...
Palestinian-Americans Experience Unrest in their Homes from Afar
Monday, November 19, 2012
The death toll from fighting between Israel and Hamas continues to rise. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry and our partner The New York Times, the death toll in Palestine d...