Articles
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Noam Chomsky Interview from 2010: No Child Left Behind Act, Rote Learning, Labor Unions, and much more
July 12 2015 / Interview by Ryan Leach / Bored Out Magazine - Ryan Leach: I’d like to talk with you about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). It was an Act pushed through Congress by the Bush Administration. The Act forces States to administer tests to students to check for educational growth. At best NCLB seems misguided. Teacher preparation courses advocate for a higher level of learning. For ...
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The Boston 18
November 26, 2023 / Edward Hasbrouck / Draft Resistance News - Hundreds of people were arrested in sit-ins and other direct actions against draft registration in the 1980s, particularly at Post ...
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Christian González Martell: Be well. Be Careful
Arecibo, Puerto Rico August 20, 2023 Statement: Young veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, who suffers from his mental faculties due to his incursion into the wars, is accused of taking his ...
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US Peace Prize awarded to NNOMY Peace
US Peace Prize Awarded to NNOMY Michael Knox, US Peace Prize, US Peace Memorial - The 2023 US Peace Prize has been awarded to National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) “For ...
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A Tribute to Counter-recruitment Activist Barbara G Harris
https://nnomypeace.net/barbaraharris The steering committee and staff of The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth wish to send our condolences to the family, friends, and activist ...
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US Vets Try to Stop Students from Joining Up
Across the U.S., anti-war veterans and their allies are working together in an effort to stop the U.S. military from reaching its recruitment goals, writes Ruben Abrahams Brosbe. July 27, 2023 / ...
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Lavender's Purple Heart - Veteran Seaman Gunderson
NNOMY office invited Annette Gunderson to tell her story for our website and newsletter. She was referred by Tori Batemen of the Military Recruiter Abuse Hotline of the American Friends Service ...
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Chicano Park Day 2023: Youth Demilitarization Space in the USA
April 22, 2023 / Jeff McDonald / San Diego Union Tribune / Barrio Logan - In the shadow of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, on the same patch of ground where a community of poor families and ...
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Veterans Push Back Against Military Recruitment in Schools
The branches of the U.S. military have long seen high schools as optimal recruiting grounds. Some veterans are beginning to fight the propaganda and tell students the truth about military service. ...
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How E-girl influencers are trying to get Gen Z into the military
January 10, 2023 / Günseli Yalcinkaya / Dazed - “I’m not the American dream, I’m more like the American nightmare,” beams the influencer known as Haylujan in a video to her 363k TikTok followers. ...