Rick Jahnkow - Another hole has been ripped open in the barrier protecting U.S. civilians from the influence of militarism. In December 2001, the U.S. House and Senate gave final approval to an ...
Rick Jahankow - As sources of public money for public education shrink, K-12 school districts are being forced to consider budget cuts that will seriously affect classes and student services. In ...
Rick Jahnkow - Many advocates of progressive social change in this country are asking important questions about possible directions to follow after the 2008 election. For the peace movement, this ...
Rick Jahnkow - On September 17, 2008, the U.S. Senate was presented with an amendment to the 2009 military authorization bill that would have forced high schools to accept military training. The ...
Rick Jahnkow - Despite 2005 being the start of a second presidential term for George W. Bush, this year may bring together a number of factors that will offer the antiwar movement an important ...
Rick Jahnkow - Some important stories have appeared recently about disagreements between military commanders and the Bush administration over whether to begin a significant withdrawal of U.S. forces ...
Jorge Mariscal - The 2000 census teaches us two interesting facts about the way in which Latinos are contributing to the changing face of the United States. First, more legal immigrants arrived in ...
Rick Jahnkow - Over 100 activists were present in Philadelphia the weekend of June 25-27 to officially christen the new National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY). Born from a ...
Deborah Davis - Latino teenagers, including illegal immigrants are being recruited into the military with false promises. In 1996, Jesus Alberto Suarez del Solar was a 13-year-old boy, up from ...
Jorge Mariscal - Santiago v. Rumsfeld It is an axiom among activists working in the area of counter-recruitment that the enlistment contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. What this means in ...