Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries

"Zimbabwe was being asked to share its biological resources and data over an extended period, with no corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations – such as vaccines, diagnostics or treatments – that might result from that shared data," he said. "In essence, our nation would provide the raw materials for scientific discovery without any assurance that the end products would be accessible to our people should a future health crisis emerge."…

 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/27/rising-anger-over-lop-sided-immoral-us-health-funding-pacts-africa-countries

 

'Straight out of the Twilight Zone': Congressman shocked at ICE facility ‘cover up’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCJnAn2-r48

 

Judge orders ICE to stop forcing detainees to sleep on dirty concrete floors - POLITICO

And he ordered officials to offer detainees three meals a day, not just two...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/12/ice-manahttan-detention-conditions-ruling-00505986

 

Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw. - POLITICO

Democrats decried the detention center while Republicans defended conditions there...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/12/florida-alligator-alcatraz-visit-00449925 

Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say | Los Angeles Ice protests | The Guardian

Agents confiscated belongings and rushed deportees to California's high desert or Texas, saying local facilities had not prepared for influx…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/la-ice-raids-immigration-conditions 

 

Jon Stewart criticizes the Republicans calling for conditions on aid for conditions on aid to California

Interview: 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yO2VHNs9g6I?feature=share

White House gives UNREAL conditions for Trump’s participation in trial - YouTube

BREAKING: White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley just gave absurd conditions for Trump’s participation in the Senate impeachment trial.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYlMpEF0PN4

Joaquin Castro tweets photos, video taken inside migrant detention center - The Hill

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) on Monday tweeted photos and video taken inside a migrant detention center, saying Americans need to see what is taking place at the facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/451287-joaquin-castro-takes-photos-inside-migrant-detention-center

Trump, Pence falsely blame Democrats for detained children suffering at the border - ThinkProgress.org

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both tried to blame Democrats for the inhumane conditions suffered by children and families detained on the southern U.S. border during interviews that aired on Sunday. Reports this week revealed migrant children detained in U.S. custody for weeks without sufficient food, water, or sanitation...
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-pence-falsely-blame-democrats-for-detained-children-suffering-at-the-border-ef6875464db7/

Homeland Security watchdog finds 'egregious' conditions at ICE facilities in 2018 - CNN Politics: Exclusive

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general found expired food and dilapidated bathrooms during unannounced visits to four immigrant detention facilities in 2018, according to a not-yet-released report obtained by CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/politics/ice-detention-center-ig-report/index.html

Another critical watchdog report: Rotten food, decaying mattresses at New Jersey ICE contract lockup - Center for Public Integrity

A Newark, New Jersey immigrant detention center has been feeding detainees moldy, spoiled and foul-smelling food—an abuse that's led detainees to file scores of grievances and to report symptoms of food poisoning, according to a report released Friday by the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General...
https://publicintegrity.org/immigration/immigration-decoded/another-critical-watchdog-report-rotten-food-decaying-mattresses-at-new-jersey-ice-contract-lockup/

Private Prison Company Made Detainees Work For Toilet Paper, Lawsuit Alleges - The Daily Beast

CoreCivic, the nation's largest private prison company, is being accused of human trafficking.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/private-prison-company-made-detainees-work-for-toilet-paper-lawsuit-alleges

Amazon warehouse workers skip bathroom breaks to keep their jobs, says report - The Verge

In the UK, an undercover reporter and a labor survey exposed harrowing work conditions ....
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/16/17243026/amazon-warehouse-jobs-worker-conditions-bathroom-breaks