Don’t Use Vets to Dismiss QB’s Brave Protest
When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested systemic police violence against Blacks and other people of color by…
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Editor’s Note: Fifty years ago this spring, the U.S. military deployed combat units in South Vietnam for the first…
Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops?
Recently in a quiet indie bookstore on the north side of Chicago, I saw the latest issue of Rolling…
What NYC Veterans Think About the VA
How well does the Department of Veterans Affairs meet the needs of New York City-area veterans? And what could…
To Fix VA Waits, Hire More Staff
When months-long wait times for veteran health care burst into the headlines, corporate apologists had their solutions all ready…
Protesters Arrested at Quantico Marine Base Rally for Bradley Manning
350 activists rallied and marched and some 30 were arrested at the U.S. Marine Base at Quantico in Virginia…
113 Antiwar Protesters Arrested at White House Fence
Some 1500 activists rallied in Lafayette Park and marched to the White House fence today, where 113…
Antiwar Veterans Plan Dec. 16 Civil Resistance at White House
Antiwar veterans, led by Veterans For Peace, will converge on the White House December 16 for what they hope…
Veterans Group Calls On Soldiers to Refuse Orders to Deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq
In response to President Barack Obama’s announcement on Dec. 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of…
Antiwar Vets Injured, Arrested
Ten members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), a group of military veterans calling for immediate troop withdrawal…