Government Accountability

Venezuela faces a renewed crackdown with more than 20 political prisoners disappeared or detained in just three days, as Nicolás Maduro’s regime doubles down on repression amid international calls for justice.

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan was deposed under oath in a federal lawsuit over decades-old sexual abuse at Ohio State University, raising critical questions on institutional accountability and political responsibility.

New York’s decision to make prison phone calls free sounds compassionate but raises serious questions about fiscal responsibility and public safety priorities.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ ongoing stadium talks expose a familiar battle: states vying to subsidize costly sports venues while taxpayers face uncertain stakes. With Arrowhead’s future in limbo, Missouri and Kansas lawmakers risk repeating failed patterns of public funding with little accountability.

Florida’s secretive $245 million immigration detention center in the Everglades, dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ raises serious questions about state spending, oversight, and political favoritism under Gov. DeSantis’ emergency powers.

A surge in fatal police shootings in Jamaica reveals a troubling pattern of excessive force and lack of transparency, raising serious questions about law enforcement accountability worldwide.

Anti-Israel protests on a Greek island block Israeli tourists from disembarking, exposing the widening reach of geopolitical conflict and its impact on everyday freedoms and international relations.

As a judge prepares to rule on sexual assault charges against five former Canadian junior hockey players, the case exposes deep flaws in Hockey Canada’s culture and raises urgent questions about accountability in elite sports.

As pressure mounts for transparency on Jeffrey Epstein’s case, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to send Congress on an early recess reveals a fractured GOP unwilling to confront powerful interests, leaving justice delayed and public trust eroded.

A disturbing video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a compliant Black man from his car, raising urgent questions about police conduct, transparency, and the protection of citizens’ rights.