Racism

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De jure segregation, the backdoor draft, and elite immunity are part of a recurring cycle of American inequality. As the U.S. threatens new war in Iran, history again points to who will bear the cost—and who will benefit.

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La segregación de iure, el reclutamiento clandestino y la inmunidad de las élites forman parte de un ciclo recurrente de desigualdad en Estados Unidos. Mientras Estados Unidos amenaza con una nueva guerra en Irán, la historia vuelve a mostrar quién asumirá el coste y quién se beneficiará.

Nicole Young argues that Black people’s conscription into America’s endless war-making machine only ensures they will never be safe.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the best known of the so-called progressives. Her leftist image is a pose which intentionally creates political confusion.

Military recruiters count on economic hardship to lure young people of color to sign up. Counter-recruiters are working hard to thwart their efforts.

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At the end of 2020, the Defense Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Board released a report aimed at identifying ways to improve racial and ethnic diversity in the U.S. military.

How the student loan debt crisis forces low-income students of color into the military.