JROTC and the Militarizing of America
Ann Jones
[The text of this piece is an excerpt, slightly adapted, from Ann Jones's new book They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from…
Today marks Veterans Day, the federal holiday honoring U.S. men and women who have fought in the armed forces. Veterans continue to…
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Afghanistan still awaits final results from the nationwide election held last month to fill the 249 seats of the lower house of…