Articles
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From Student Debtor to Soldier
How the student loan debt crisis forces low-income students of color into the military. Dec 14, 2020 / Anna Attie / In These Times - When James Gardner got injured playing basketball as a DePaul ...
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Video Games & “Virtual” Sins
The Gamer’s Dilemma Chad Vance / Professor / William & Mary College - The Dilemma: We’ll start with two assumptions: Murder is morally wrong. Also, pedophilia (i.e., sexually molesting a child) is ...
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ANTIWAR.COM - Counter-Recruitment in the Time of Covid
Kate Connell / Fred Nadis / Antiwar.com / español - In 2016-17, the U.S. Army visited Santa Maria High School and nearby Pioneer Valley High School in California over 80 times. The Marines visited ...
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Military Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools
Schools have become contested territory. For years, getting police officers out of schools has been a central goal of racial justice campaigns. Recently, they’ve won victories in Denver, ...
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Military Recruiters are Exploiting High School Students’ Financial Insecurities
Promises of scholarships are very compelling to 17-year-olds, especially those without a lot of other options. Research & Commentary / August 14, 2020 / Sidney Miralao / Institute for Policy Studies ...
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Progressives Applaud AOC Proposal to Ban 'Insidious Practice' of Military Recruiting in Schools
"It's important that our youth understand that joining the military isn't the only way to pay for college or find stability in life." Eoin Higgins / Commondreams - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on ...
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The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens
Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13. Jordan Uhl / The Nation - Have a nice time getting banned, my dude,” Army recruiter and gamer ...
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COVID-19 Has Forced The Army To Rethink And Step Up Its Virtual Recruiting Efforts
Carson Frame / The American Homefront Project - Listen to the Report The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back ...
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Dismantling the School-to-Soldier Pipeline
AN INTERVIEW WITH Nancy Cruz, Barbara Harris, Rick Jahnkow, and Seth Kershner | Originally Published in Jacobin Magazine on October 18, 2019 SK The National Defense Act of 1916 created the Reserve ...
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Once Again, the US Military Wants Your Kids
Jonah Walters / Jacobin Magazine - Military recruiters understand that widespread joblessness is good for enlistment. They celebrate the arrival of “Sergeant Hard Times,” recognizing that misery is ...