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The Boys Who Said No - to US Vietnam war draft

What Trump And Biden Should Have Done In War On Vietnam

A new movie about draft resisters during the US/Vietnam War era shows a stark contrast with the easy deferments of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Will Congress Expand Military Draft Registration to Women?

On April 20, 2020, U.S. Army SPC Vanessa Guillen was murdered by another soldier at Fort Hood Army base in Texas. She had been recruited while in high school and told that she would gain many opportunities by joining the military. She was not told of the long record of military sexual assault of recruits …

The “Wall Of Vets” Continue Long Legacy Of Veteran Activism

Military veterans have long been resisting war, promoting positive peace, and defending human and civil rights against state violence and other forms of oppression …

Killer Cop Got Start At Dictator-Training Military Base

From Moderate Rebels, June 29, 2020 The Minneapolis cop who murdered George Floyd, setting off a protest movement, Derek Chauvin, started his career as a military police officer at the

World BEYOND War Podcast Episode 15: Miles Megaciph, Hiphop Artist and Peace Activist

By Marc Eliot Stein, June 20, 2020 “That’s when I saw this whole thing as a charade. I knew it was wrong.” I’ve been wanting to interview Miles Megaciph for

Draft Women? Hell No!

May 26, 2020 A bill introduced to Congress is trying to expand draft registration to women … but a network of peace activists, experienced draft resisters, antiwar feminists, and draft-age

Do Not Meet With Mike Pence, Go to Jail, or Join the Military

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 11, 2020 We don’t know what the long-term damage is of coronavirus in those who recover. We don’t know who will die among

Four Reasons To Ditch The Draft

By Rivera Sun, April 26, 2020 There’s a bill before congress to expand the military draft to women. It’s a terrible idea. Here are four reasons why: It’s not about

A war veteran sleeps on the sidewalk as his wife sits wrapped in blankets in Washington D.C. on July 29, 1932. Photo | AP

Chewed Up and Spit Out: What Happens to Veterans When They Retire?

By Alan Macleod, March 30, 2020 From Mint Press News The phrase “military-industrial complex” is thrown around a lot. But the fact remains that the United States spends almost as much on

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