Former Ohio state senator explains why governing ‘in the pocket of the NRA’ ‘endangered people across the state’

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz An ex-Ohio lawmaker wrote in a column for Cleveland.com that he regrets aligning himself with the National Rifle Association while he was in office to advance his political career. Marc Dann, a Democrat, said he even voted for legislation he believed would endanger “people across the state” because he feared the political consequences […]

Giusy Nicolini: Governing at the World's Most Dangerous Border

The sun sets slowly over the Mediterranean and, leaning on a small fishing boat, Giusy Nicolini looks nervously at the horizon. She is not waiting for a ship to appear; rather, she hopes that none will. “We live in a constant state of fear here,” she says. “I never thought, when I took this job, […]