Military veteran Mike Eddy works the production line at Liberty Bottleworks in Union Gap, WA. Liberty owners say they make an effort to hire mostly veterans and the formerly unemployed. (Photo by Alex Stonehill)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.