How the student loan debt crisis forces low-income students of color into the military. Anna Attie / In These Times - When James Gardner got injured playing basketball as a DePaul University freshman, he lost his financial aid package and was dropped from his classes. To stay in school, he took out a $10,000 loan. Soon, Gardner (a pseudonym requested in fear of reprisal) and his ...
Young Vanguard, The Militant, Vol. III No. 10, 8 March 1930 - A new feature in the militarization of the American youth is taking place in New York. This act, in face of the recent London ...
Ann Jones - Congress surely meant to do the right thing when, in the fall of 2008, it passed the Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA). The law was designed to protect kids worldwide from being ...
Robert Graf - Not Your (Grand) Father’s Military St. Ignatius surrenders his weapons St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, became a “soldier of Christ,” laying down his worldly ...