A meaningful Thanksgiving

“The impeachment proceedings to investigate allegations of impropriety in the Donald Trump presidency will impact many American households this Thanksgiving. Families will be confronted by political tensions …”

Author: Wim Laven
Published in:
Date: 2019,
939 words

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It’s time. End the draft, once and for all

“We may be months away from ending the US military draft, once and for all. After a court ruled that the male-only draft was unconstitutional, a Congress-appointed Commission has been studying whether or not to draft women into the US military.”

Author: Rivera Sun
Published in: ArtVoice, Antiwar
Date: 2019: November 21, 22
627 words

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Celebrating peace: A work in progress

“Veterans For Peace, an organization that speaks truth to war like nobody else, is attempting to reclaim Armistice Day, the Nov. 11 holiday that was flipped on its head 65 years ago when it was renamed Veterans Day…”

Author: Robert C. Koehler
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Date: 2019:
982 words

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Raising the stakes in the struggle over immigration detention

“As the struggle for immigrant rights continues to be fought across America, new battlegrounds may come into view, then fade from public attention. For many months, our border drew intense scrutiny, as family separations shocked and horrified millions. Recently, the fate of DACA and 700,000 Dreamers moved back briefly…”

Author: Andrew Moss
Published in:
Date: 2019:
767 words

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Repeal the nearly two-decade-old war authorizations

“In 2001 and in 2002 Congress passed authorizations for war. While not declarations of war, these mandates, each titled an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) provided the legal framework for attacks against al-Qaeda in 2001 and in 2002 for the Iraq War…”

Author: Matthew Hoh
Published in:
Date: 2019,
582 words

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