Justice

"You’ve got to be really vigilant about it. You’ve got to pay attention all the time."

Here’s a disclaimer of sorts: ever since I witnessed the effects of U.S. torture policy firsthand in Central America in the 1980s, I’ve had a deep personal interest in American torture practices.

Not only is a police sheriff responsible for ensuring the safety of a community, he or she must also hold those within the administration to higher standards. That's what Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office did to one of its own, Captain James “Jim” Corder.

Climate change rendered these communities and countless others across the country vulnerable to increasingly frequent and powerful storms.

“We call on Secretary Vilsack and Trade Representative Tai, as key leaders in the new administration, to respect Mexico's decision to protect both public health and the integrity of Mexican farming.“

One refugee expressed hope "that the bombs stop. That the killing stops. And that we can go home again."

Despite all the successes of women, such as earning the right to economic equality, the white male establishment has prevailed. Are women still second-rate members of society today?

According to the recent indictment, Hunter and his wife illegally used campaign money to pay for personal expenses that they could not otherwise afford.

“It took me 13 years before I ever attempted to get a job with a corporation again.”

A pandemic year of hope, trauma, and tragedy, up close and personal.