Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death
Most of the time, the death of a single Palestinian prisoner does not show up on the radar screen of Israeli or world consciousness. Maher Al-Akhras is putting his life on the line...
Oct 28, 2020 / Sally Abed
The Epidemic of Hunger Strikes in Immigrant Detention Centers The Epidemic of Hunger Strikes in Immigrant Detention Centers
By one count, there have been 1,600 individuals participating in hunger strikes in the centers just since 2015. In one Louisiana center, three strikers are entering a dangerous pha...
Feb 13, 2020 / John Washington
At Least 24,000 Inmates Have Staged Coordinated Protests in the Past Month. Why Have You Not Heard of Their Actions? At Least 24,000 Inmates Have Staged Coordinated Protests in the Past Month. Why Have You Not Heard of Their Actions?
Hunger strikes, labor strikes, and other actions have hit at least 29 prisons in at least 12 states.
Oct 14, 2016 / John Washington
Ireland’s Abortion Law Reveals a Complete Contempt for Women Ireland’s Abortion Law Reveals a Complete Contempt for Women
New “exceptions” to the country’s total ban on abortion are worthless in practice.
Apr 2, 2015 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt
Is Torture Inevitable? These 6 Americans Said No Is Torture Inevitable? These 6 Americans Said No
Bush and Cheney claimed torture was the only option. These soldiers, agents and nurses proved them wrong.
Feb 10, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon
Gaza’s Labor Unrest Is Reaching a Boiling Point Gaza’s Labor Unrest Is Reaching a Boiling Point
As the unity government wrangles over management of the devastated Gaza Strip, government workers are striking for their overdue wages.
Jan 20, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens
A hunger strike touches on the the things all human beings share: the way pain and deprivation are written on the body.
Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations? Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations?
For families torn apart, Obama’s failure to reform deportation procedures is a matter of life and death.
Apr 17, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter