A new book unfolds how the “military-entertainment complex” entices soldiers to war and treats them when they return Hamza Shaban - According to popular discourse, video games are either the divine instrument of education’s future or the software of Satan himself, provoking young men to carry out all-too-real rampages. Much like discussions surrounding the Internet, debates on video games carry ...
P.W. Singer - The rise of militainment. The country of Ghanzia is embroiled in a civil war. As a soldier in America’s Army, your job is to do everything from protect U.S. military convoys against ...
Permanent Observatory on Small Arms, Security and Defence Policies (OPAL) - (See article of origin from International Red Cross below Notes on this Press Release by OPAL) The Permanent Observatory ...
Eugene V Beresin, M.D. - While violence is not new to the human race, it is an increasing problem in modern society. With greater access to firearms and explosives, the scope and efficiency of ...
Patricia Hernandez - As of this year, the war on Afghanistan has been going on for over a decade--making it the longest standing war that the United States has been involved with. The average person ...
Pat Curtis - Two researchers at Iowa State University are part of an international team that’s issued a new report on the effects of exposure to violent images — such as scenes in movies, games or ...
Making Contact: National Radio Project - At the mall, online, and even within the US military. Interactive, realistic, pro-war video games have become part of American culture. But anti-war ...
Jennifer Epps - It seems obvious to me that the Aurora, Colorado cinema shooting and the close-on-its-heels massacre at the Sikh temple make the need for gun control clear and absolute, in ...