Articles
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Researching Pop Culture and Militarism: If we oppose militarism and militarization, what should our relationship with pop culture be?
9/10/2024 / Copilot and NNOMY - Opposing militarism and militarization while engaging with pop culture can be a nuanced endeavor. Here are some considerations for navigating this relationship: 1. ...
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America isn’t ready for another war — because it doesn’t have the troops
The US military’s recruiting crisis, explained. Sep 1, 2024 / Gil Barndollar and Matthew C. Mai / Vox - Coverage of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza is mostly dominated by talk of weapons. Reporters and ...
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Which schools are being datamined for military recruitment?
9/06/2024 /Copilot & NNOMY - Many schools across the United States are involved in data collection for military recruitment purposes. For example, over 13,000 schools encourage students to take the ...
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Antimilitarism in American public life
Review of Breaking the War Habit: The Debate over Militarism in American Education, by Seth Kershner, Scott Harding and Charles Howlett (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2022) Rachel Waltner ...
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The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth Turns 20
The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) is a vital network that brings together national, regional, and local counter-recruitment and peace groups to resist the increasing ...
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Playbook for a military draft
July 8, 2024 / Edward Hasbrouck's blog - A new report released 18 June 2024 by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) provides a remarkably candid window into the flawed and dangerous ...
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Congress moves toward stepped-up registration for a military draft
Friday, 14 June 2024 / Edward Hasbrouck / Edward Hasbrouck's blog - A proposal to expand registration for a possible military draft to young women as well as young men is moving forward again this ...
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In Trump’s orbit, some muse about mandatory military service
June 13, 2024 / Juliann Ventura and Julian Andreone / Washington Post - TEXARKANA, Tex. — Kyra Rousseau remembers feeling trapped in her high school media center last fall when a phalanx of military ...
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In conversation with Microsoft Copilot Ai: Considering involuntary JROTC Placements into US High Schools in 2024
June 5, 2024 / NNOMY office & Microsoft Copilot Ai - The following article is a Q & A conversation between the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth office and the Microsoft Copilot ...
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The Military’s Myth of Black Freedom
Nicole Young argues that Black people’s conscription into America’s endless war-making machine only ensures they will never be safe. May 27, 2024 / Nicole G. Young / Yes! Solutions Journalism - ...