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Category: Military

Navy

Secretary of Navy resigns after Trump undermines military justice

November 25, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik Military, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

Whether he was pushed out or resigned, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer did not leave quietly. When Trump meddled in the disposition

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freedom

Fighting to protect our freedom?

April 2, 2018 Susan Cunningham Military Leave a comment

I have to share some thoughts about how we are being manipulated into repeating the falsehood that our military men and women are “fighting

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Francis Horton

What a Hell of a Way to Organize: An Interview With Francis Horton

February 14, 2018 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, Guns, Military, War One comment

(reprinted from Midwest Socialist) Francis Horton is that rarest of U.S. soldiers: a leftist and self-identifying socialist. Born in Missouri in 1983, he joined

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Myesha Johnson

What we don’t say about the Gold Stars

October 24, 2017 Arthur Lieber Foreign Policy, Government, Military, War Leave a comment

If we needed to be re-awakened, the PBS Series “The Vietnam War” reminded us that men and women who served in Vietnam were certainly

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US troops in Africa

Where does US have troops in Africa, how many, and why?

October 23, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, International, Military, Terrorism, War Leave a comment

Recently, many of us learned that the US has troops stationed in Niger and in other African nations. The news came as a surprise

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Little League

Let’s have a shout-out for disorganized sports and living life

August 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber Children, Democracy, Human Rights, Military, States, Uncategorized Leave a comment

It may be that I’m romanticizing the past, but I feel so fortunate that when I was younger I had limited exposure to organized

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transgender

56 generals and admirals sign statement opposing Trump’s transgender ban

August 4, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Gender issues, LGBT, Military, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest 2 comments

When Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was banning transgender people from military service, 56 retired generals and admirals said, “No, sir.”  Their

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Trump flunks US Army’s own leadership checklist

June 18, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Legal issues/Law, Military Leave a comment

How unfit for the presidency is Donald Trump? The term “unfit” has been bandied about quite a lot since January 2017, when Trump was

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Trump Foreign Policy

Bombing His Way to Re-Election: The Trump Doctrine

April 25, 2017 Reece Ellis Foreign Policy, International, Military, Trump Leave a comment

“We are going to stop the policy of regime change overseas” “[Hillary Clinton] wants to start a shooting war in Syria in conflict with

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Gender issues in the military

A progressive feminist view of equality in the military draft

March 29, 2017 Mary Di Valerio Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Democracy, Gender issues, Military One comment

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been an outspoken feminist since my awkward middle-school years. I own multiple shirts proclaiming “This is What a Feminist

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