Voting rights are important but are you willing to put your life on the line for the right to vote? After Republicans gutted voting rights across the country, Civil and Human rights activists, Joe Madison decided to do something drastic...

Madison is on day 38 of his hunger strike. He will post weekly "waste up" photos as he continues to shed weight. Joe Madison, The Black Eagle, is on a hunger strike until President Joe Biden signs the bills and voting rights are passed in the Senate. Joe Madison says the right to vote sustains democracy.

He joins Thom Hartmann to give an update on his efforts.

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