By Jordan Uhl From Jacobin | Original Article The US military has a long history of recruiting poor people by offering benefits like free college. With Joe Biden’s partial student debt forgiveness, GOP war hawks are fretting that the military won’t be able to prey on desperate young Americans anymore. Amid a brutal year for […]
By Mike Baker From The New York Times | Original Article | 8/15/22 The House oversight committee wants the Pentagon to report on sexual misconduct in the high school programs and how it holds instructors accountable. Congressional investigators have opened a review of sexual misconduct in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the […]
From Refuser Solidarity Network | Original Article My name is Shahar Schwartz. I am 18 years old. Today is my enlistment day to the Israeli military. I am going to refuse enlistment and will be sent to jail. When I was 10 years old, during the Gaza war in 2014, I was home alone when […]
From Democracy Now | Original Article The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to expand healthcare and disability benefits to some 3.5 million former U.S. service members poisoned by toxic substances from waste burning pits on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. The PACT Act, which now heads to President Biden’s desk to be […]
Watch Joy Damiani, an Army veteran who had been stationed in Iraq as a “journalist,” as she shares her story and answers questions from students at a NYC middle school in the spring. This is one of only a very few instances of a presentation to this age group. These students had done a lot […]
Thanks to you, our supporters, we have had another productive year, without charging any fee to any school! Seven veterans engaged in discussion with some 1000 students, presenting their stories filled with information about the U.S. military and wars of aggression most students had never been exposed to before. Thank you for helping make it […]
Below are a transcript and video of a very interesting speech, “Living Without NATO, Ideas for Peace,” given by long-time German peace activist Dr. Eugen Drewermann at Humboldt University in Berlin on May 21, 2022. From Initiative from the Peace Movement | Original Article How can we regain peace and how can we keep it? […]
Will Griffin, Army veteran, who had tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, shares his story and a special not-to-be-missed slide show filled with historical and current background information with a class in an alternative high school in NYC during this spring 2022 semester.
Watch Lyle Rubin, Marine veteran who was stationed in Afghanistan. This short video contains excerpts of Lyle’s talk with a college ethics class in NYC where he concentrates on depersonalization and dehumanization in Boot Camp and transformational issues.
By Kyle Anzalone From The Libertarian Institute | Original Article A record low number of America’s youth are eligible for military service, and fewer are considering the military as a career. According to a report from NBC News, every branch of the Department of Defense is struggling to meet its 2022 recruitment quotas. The military […]
By Pat Elder From Covert Action Magazine | Original Article I saw Top Gun: Maverick yesterday. It was absolutely horrible. The film sets a new standard for state-orchestrated, pro-military, mass indoctrination. Goebbels, chief propagandist for Hitler’s Nazi Party, would be in awe of the shiny death plane and the spotlights and the movie star in […]
From Project YANO | Original Article This Guide to Removing Marksmanship Training from High Schools Guide contains information on steps that can be taken to remove JROTC shooting ranges and marksmanship training from high schools. The content is based on decades of research and extensive experience organizing around the JROTC issue, including a campaign that […]
