Tony Morales, a longtime employee, handles bottles on the line at Liberty. The company says they’re able to compete with cheaper Chinese labor through advanced mechanization and lower shipping costs. (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.