This week marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic day that Hurricane Katrina violently swept through the southeastern U.S. The historic storm killed almost 2,000 people, left thousands stranded without homes and scarred many lives for years to come. Katrina initially touched down in southeast Louisiana as a Category 3 storm on Aug. 29, 2005, at 6 a.m. As it worked its way up the southeast, it left the city of New Orleans unrecognizable. Over 100,000 homes were destroyed, and 80% of the city...

This was a year of change, division and truth-telling on a scale we’ve rarely seen. The United States swore in a new President, whose determination to reshape Washington was met with approval from his supporters, but resistance from a great many others, including the thousands of women who marched around the country just after his inauguration. The fight for equality gained steam, as some Americans banded together to protect the rights of Muslims, refugees, Dreamers, women and the LGBTQ...

Campaigns rely on young volunteers to do the legwork needed just before the election. But the candidates they are working for are often much older. That’s not the case in Will Haskell’s campaign. The 22-year-old Georgetown graduate, who is running for a seat in the Connecticut state Senate, is relying on an army of teen- and college-aged volunteers to knock on doors, hand out fliers and call potential supporters. And while Haskell is unusual, there are signs that the youthful energy behind...

2018 was a year marked by political tension in a number of parts of the world and threats to freedom of the press—but was also a year in which people made powerful stands for equality and united in response to natural disasters. The political divides of 2017 continued as the second year of the Trump Administration was met with ongoing strains between the left and right. In the United Kingdom, Brexit continued to move forward, but not without confusion, political infighting and a challenge to...