By Tori Bateman From American Friends Service Committee | Original Article Military recruiters work in schools and our communities to get young people to sign up for the military. They often target low-income students and students of color for enlistment. In some cases, military recruiters abuse their power. They harass recruits, lie about military service, […]

From TomDispatch | Original Article Introduction by Tom Engelhardt: As we think about the nightmarish war in Ukraine, let me just offer you a few figures: almost a million dead, nearly 400,000 of them civilians; at least 38 million people turned into war refugees or internally displaced; and perhaps $8 trillion in money squandered on […]

The Tale of The Brave Knight is an illustrated book that talks about war and the consequences it has for soldiers and their family members. It is a tale of a family in the aftermath of a war that carried on in their lives for years after the peace treaty was signed. The Tale of […]

By Melissa Chan From NBC News | Original Article The number of sailors who deserted the Navy more than doubled from 2019 to 2021, highlighting the lack of options contract-bound sailors face when they’re desperate to leave. The number of sailors who deserted the Navy more than doubled from 2019 to 2021, while desertions in […]

By Alex Ruppenthal From Chalkbeat | Original Article Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools students at predominantly Black and Latino high schools were forced to participate in what is supposed to be a “voluntary” military-run training program, according to a new report released Wednesday detailing an investigation by the district’s watchdog.  The practice of automatically enrolling […]