Human Rights & Social Justice

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

A Laredo high school graduate became a Marine, with tragic results.
This piece was produced in collaboration with Latino USA. Please visit their site for the audio version of this story.

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.

With pandemic restrictions easing, military recruiters are returning to high school campuses while anti-recruitment efforts struggle

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.

Promises of scholarships are very compelling to 17-year-olds, especially those without a lot of other options.

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