In Washington state, more than 85 people locked up at the Northwest Detention Center immigration prison have launched a hunger strike to protest mistreatment and inhumane conditions. Their demands include nutritious meals, clean facilities and proper medical care. The prisoners say they are forgoing food despite harsh retaliation from ICE and GEO Group, which runs […]
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan February 1st marked a beginning and an end. It’s the first day of Black History Month, the national celebration honoring the hard-won achievements of African Americans over the painful arc of the more than 400 years since the first ship of enslaved Africans arrived in 1619. February 1st was […]