Yearly Archives: 2018
Pro- war WA senator Patty Murray’s non-response to criticism of the national war budget
This response of Patty Murray’s to criticism of Trump’s war budget perfectly demonstrates that the democrats and republicans both created and maintain (and profit from) the crisis of ongoing war. Dear xxxx Thank you for contacting me about the…
War- from “Autopsy, the Democratic Party in Crisis”
War and the Democratic Party The most audible dissent inside the 2016 Democratic National Convention came during the two speeches that most forcefully touted policies of perpetual war. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was taken aback when delegates repeatedly interrupted…
Counter military recruiting workshops at FOR’s Annual Northwest Regional Conference
June 30-July 3, at the Seabeck Conference Center in Seabeck WA; FOR’s 60th Annual Northwest Regional Conference, theme “Complicating Narratives.” Complicating Narratives involves us looking at the systematic ways in which toxic narratives permeate our world, as well as the…
Washington Senators vote to pass $716 million dollar defense bill
Washington Senators Maria Cantrell and Patty Murray joined with an almost full house of Republicans to pass a $716 billion dollar defense bill. Shame on them. But love of war, at the expense of high school students, is a non-partisan…
“Toward What Ends? A Critical Analysis of Militarism, Equity, and STEM Education”
“Toward What Ends? A Critical Analysis of Militarism, Equity, and STEM Education”, authored by Shirin Vossoughi and Sepehr Vakil, describes the parallel tracks of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) as a way to find technologically- adept recruits for the military,…
Youth Groups in Russia and the USA- militarism, patriotism, nationalism
An article in the March 22, 2018 New York Times, “Patriotic Youth Army Takes Russians Back to the Future,” describes the Youth Army as a “militarized throwback to the Young Pioneers of the Soviet Era.” They are a “hybrid version of…
Florida Gunman Nikolas Cruz Knew How to Use a Gun, Thanks to the NRA and the U.S. Army
Florida Gunman Nikolas Cruz Knew How to Use a Gun, Thanks to the NRA and the U.S. Army Democracy Now! Web Exclusive FEBRUARY 23, 2018 GUESTS • Pat Elder, director of the National Coalition to Protect Student Privacy, an organization…
Tell your legislature to protect student info from military recruiters!
Abolishing war a lofty goal, but it’s achievable. We need to replace a culture of war with one of peace. This starts by ending the militarization of America’s children while they attend public schools. The U.S. military collects the names,…