Articles
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Covid and Militarism: Challenges and Controversies
Fabiola Cardozo / NNOMY / español - It’s widely recognized that the Covid-19 pandemic undoubtedly affects the economy and, as a result, also negatively affects healthcare, education, and culture. ...
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Progressives Applaud AOC Proposal to Ban 'Insidious Practice' of Military Recruiting in Schools
"It's important that our youth understand that joining the military isn't the only way to pay for college or find stability in life." Eoin Higgins / Commondreams - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on ...
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The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens
Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13. Jordan Uhl / The Nation - Have a nice time getting banned, my dude,” Army recruiter and gamer ...
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COVID-19 Has Forced The Army To Rethink And Step Up Its Virtual Recruiting Efforts
Carson Frame / The American Homefront Project - Listen to the Report The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back ...
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Dismantling the School-to-Soldier Pipeline
AN INTERVIEW WITH Nancy Cruz, Barbara Harris, Rick Jahnkow, and Seth Kershner | Originally Published in Jacobin Magazine on October 18, 2019 SK The National Defense Act of 1916 created the Reserve ...
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Once Again, the US Military Wants Your Kids
Jonah Walters / Jacobin Magazine - Military recruiters understand that widespread joblessness is good for enlistment. They celebrate the arrival of “Sergeant Hard Times,” recognizing that misery is ...
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Tiempos difíciles para el reclutamiento militar
Cómo COVID-19 está afectando el Programa de Entrada Retrasada y amenazando la salud de los reclutas. Por Pat Elder / Red nacional de oposición a la militarización de la juventud, NNOMY - 8 de junio ...
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Tough Times for Military Recruiting
How COVID-19 is impacting the Delayed Entry Program and threatening the health of recruits. By Pat Elder / National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth, NNOMY - June 8, 2020 - Leer la ...
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A Counter-recruitment Victory: Chelsea Uniting Against the War
Bonnie J Caracciolo / Chelsea Uniting Against the War (CUAW) - For fourteen years a dedicated group of anti-war citizens in a working-class suburb of Boston, MA, has worked to inform high school ...
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Why We Still Need a Movement to Keep Youth From Joining the Military
Elizabeth King /Article Originally appeared in In These Times web edition in June 2019 - A scrappy counter-recruitment movement is trying to starve the military of labor. Out of the spotlight, ...