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Archives: Veterans
Rethinking The Cost of War
By Mike Hixenbaugh for The Virginian-Pilot, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | - - There are many ways to measure the cost of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War: In bombs (7 million…
US Veterans’ Biggest Battle: Challenging Islamophobia
By Nate Terani | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - I’m not an immigrant, but my grandparents are. More than 50 years ago, they arrived in New York City from Iran. I…
Dear Donald Trump: I treat combat veterans with PTSD, and they are not weak
By Joan Cook | (The Conversation) | - - Mr. Trump, there’s someone I’d like you to meet. Well, not one person per se, but the thousands of veterans I’ve had the…
The Iraq War isn’t Over; it is waged here, in our Hospitals every Day
By Mark Wilkerson | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Memorial Day is over. You had your barbeque. Now, you can stop thinking about America’s wars and the casualties from them for…
Trump must honor the Immigrant & Undocumented Veterans of American Foreign Wars
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump, the ultimate chickenhawk, pretends to be a big booster of veterans, but as far as I can tell he's never done…
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, PTSD and the Psychology of War
By Arnold Oliver | (Informed Comment) | - - More than five years ago a soldier named Bowe Bergdahl left his U.S. Army unit in Afghanistan. He was captured, imprisoned in brutal…
George W. Bush Started War, then Charged $100,000 to Help US Veterans Charity
Brian Ross | (ABC News Video) | - - "“It’s not right,” says wounded Marine hero." ABC News: "George W. Bush Charged $100,000 to Help US Veterans Charity" Estimates of US troops…
Obama to Train 75,000 Solar Workers in 5 Yrs, Including Veterans
Barack Obama | (Whitehouse.gov) - "President Obama traveled to the Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss his initiative to connect veterans with jobs in the burgeoning solar…
National Shame: 50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide
ABC News | -- "ABC News' Bob Woodruff travels the country examining new efforts end homelessness among US veterans." ABC News: "50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide" Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's website…
‘Thanks for your Service’ = Silencing the Vets
By Rory Fanning via Tomdispatch.com Last week, in a quiet indie bookstore on the north side of Chicago, I saw the latest issue of Rolling Stone resting on a chrome-colored plastic table…
America Has Gained Almost 1 Million Healthcare Jobs Since Obamacare Was Passed
America Has Gained Almost 1 Million Healthcare Jobs Since Obamacare Was Passed (via Atlas Left) Ask any Republican about the link between the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and job growth in America…
US Military Fail: Long Asian Land Wars a Route to Disaster since 1963
By Tom Engelhardt via Tomdispatch.com The United States has been at war -- major boots-on-the-ground conflicts and minor interventions, firefights, air strikes, drone assassination campaigns, occupations, special ops raids, proxy conflicts, and…
Top 15 Ways Republicans Have Screwed Our Soldiers and Veterans
Top 15 Ways Republicans Have Screwed Our Soldiers and Veterans (via Atlas Left) Republicans love waging wars, but they sure don’t seem to love America’s soldiers and veterans. Whether they’re getting our…