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American “Success” and the Rise of West African Piracy
The US military has been moving into Africa big time for years and just about nobody seems to notice.
A Footsoldier’s Tale
It gave him something to do.
K-5 Students Deserve a Quality STEM Education, Not Human Rights Violations
Children around the world deserve a quality education without the fear of being abducted, recruited for and coerced into armed combat.
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Today’s Air Force Would Have Rejected Pat Tillman and Jesus?
The US Air Force made it mandatory to recite “so help me God” in its official reenlistment and commissioning oaths is a statutory requirement. In short, you had better …
Art After War
Soldiers and families turn to the arts for healing, particularly painting, writing and drumming.
“Badhoneywell” Makes Its Nationwide Debut
Honeywell International Inc., collaborator with the Israeli weapons industry and profiteer from US drone wars, is the target of a new nationwide boycott and divestment campaign.
Surplus Military
Weapons makers don't just do war work of course.
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About 620,000 Military Families Rely on Food Pantries to Meet Basic Needs
A new report found that the nation's food pantries serve 620,000 families with a member in the military - an indication that service members battling against poverty must often …
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Anchors Aweigh, Cowards: US Navy Reauthorizing Gideons Bibles on Facilities?
How in the hell could DoD endorse one fundamentalist version of extremist Christianity over all other Christian denominational sects?
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Fundamentalist Christian Leader Blames Me for Air Force Academy Rape Epidemic
The founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation hits back at fundamentalist Christians attacking his efforts.