crime
Immigrant equals criminal with Trump’s new VOICE hotline
May 2, 2017The new office was bombarded by complaints about aliens from outer space. It was a humorous response to a ridiculous program, but VOICE is in fact extremely dangerous.
Read moreThe president’s tough talk won’t fix Chicago
February 22, 2017Trump is fixated on the “carnage” going on in Chicago, saying he’ll “send in the feds.” Jobs and opportunity, not force, are the recipe for fixing the city’s problems.
Read moreMurder epidemic halts Colombia’s peace process
March 23, 2016Paramilitaries and armed thugs have long sullied politics in Latin America, most notably in Colombia and recently in Honduras.
Read moreEast Saint Louis, hit by hard-times, down but not out
August 12, 2015At its height in the 1950's, East Saint Louis had a population of 82,366. Only about one-third remain today.
Read morePresident Obama, at federal prison, calls for new approach to crime
July 17, 2015The president said there must be a distinction between young people "doing stupid things" and violent criminals.
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