Jake Hess

Training Latin American soldiers, ‘School of the Americas’ continues to stir debate after notorious human rights abuses.

Recent cases have undermined tribal sovereignty and economic development, Native Americans say.

Low-income residents in Chicago decry public housing shortage and voucher system designed to reduce segregation.

The latest business endeavour of Washington DC’s gangs is prostituting girls from impoverished neighbourhoods.

Public approval of the US Congress drops to a record low as the government shut-down continues.

In some areas around the US capital, some workers earning minimum wage say they can’t afford basic housing.

African-Americans reeling after teenager shooting case and gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

After gains for Kurds in Turkey, Syria and Iraq, Iran appears to have bucked the trend.