Articles
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Endless War: How Shooting Games Perpetuate War as the New Normal
Patricia Hernandez - As of this year, the war on Afghanistan has been going on for over a decade--making it the longest standing war that the United States has been involved with. The average person ...
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The Pentagon is Like the Vatican
John Stanton - Why the Civilian Leadership Fears the Military “Only 17 percent of the all-volunteer force serves for more than 20 years, and they are endowed with a lifetime benefit. The current US ...
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Report shows violence in movies, games can trigger agressive thoughts and feelings
Pat Curtis - Two researchers at Iowa State University are part of an international team that’s issued a new report on the effects of exposure to violent images — such as scenes in movies, games or ...
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Returning Fire: Interventions in Video Game Culture
Making Contact: National Radio Project - At the mall, online, and even within the US military. Interactive, realistic, pro-war video games have become part of American culture. But anti-war ...
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Creating Killers and Dyers
Tony Soldo - US Empire Propaganda is very powerful. Notice the increase in military recruiting ads on prime time TV news, sports, comedy, drama, and music channels. The US Empire spends a billion ...
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War, Inc: The Benefits of Endless Conflict
Mark Taliano - In scenes hauntingly similar to those preceding the illegal invasion of Iraq, countries including Israel, the U.S, and even Canada, are once again beating the drums of war - against ...
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"The Dark Knight Rises", Media Violence, & Social Change
Jennifer Epps - It seems obvious to me that the Aurora, Colorado cinema shooting and the close-on-its-heels massacre at the Sikh temple make the need for gun control clear and absolute, in ...
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Mapping the Terrain of War Corporatism: The Human Terrain System within the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex
Maximilian Forte - UPDATED: 03 March 2010; 17 March 2010; 19 March 2010; 22 March 2010; 26 April 2010; 03 June 2010; 05 June 2010; 30 November 2010; 10 June 2011; 30 September 2011 At least 34 ...
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It All Turns on Affection
Wendell Berry - We are no longer talking about theoretical alternatives to corporate rule. We are talking with practical urgency about an obvious need. Now the two great aims of ...
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10 Ways to Protect Your Child From the ASVAB
"Many parents have experienced the eerie intuition that tells them their child is in danger." https://nnomy.org/ASVAB Dr. Teresa Whitehurst - "Mom, there's this test we're supposed to take ...