I have to share some thoughts about how we are being manipulated into repeating the falsehood that our military men and women are “fighting
Category: Military
What a Hell of a Way to Organize: An Interview With Francis Horton
(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
What we don’t say about the Gold Stars
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
Where does US have troops in Africa, how many, and why?
Recently, many of us learned that the US has troops stationed in Niger and in other African nations. The news came as a surprise
Let’s have a shout-out for disorganized sports and living life
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
56 generals and admirals sign statement opposing Trump’s transgender ban
When Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was banning transgender people from military service, 56 retired generals and admirals said, “No, sir.” Their
Trump flunks US Army’s own leadership checklist
How unfit for the presidency is Donald Trump? The term “unfit” has been bandied about quite a lot since January 2017, when Trump was
Bombing His Way to Re-Election: The Trump Doctrine
“We are going to stop the policy of regime change overseas” “[Hillary Clinton] wants to start a shooting war in Syria in conflict with
A progressive feminist view of equality in the military draft
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
Don’t peace activists have a say in who will be our next commander-in-chief?
A lot of Democrats also thought that it was just fine when Matt Lauer and NBC hosted their September 7 Commander-in-Chief Forum and decided