Congress is poised to expand draft registration to young women. Some argue it's a sign of equal rights, of progressive feminist values. But during a panel at the 2021 Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference, three remarkable speakers d

Unconventional Combat: A Dialogue with Author Mike Messner

Aug 21st, 2021 59m 11s

The author of Guys Like Me: Five Wars, Five Veterans for Peace has a new book out, focused on women and members of the LGBTQ2S community. It's called Unconventional Combat: Intersectional Action in the Veterans’ Peace Movement. What is "interse

Resist: A 1960s Political Activist Reflects

Oct 7th, 2020 46m 36s

A conversation between a conscientious objector from the Vietnam War and a CO from the Iraq War. Longtime political activist and writer Joel Eis reflects on war resistance, counter-recruitment, and famous protests he was involved in during the

Culture Shock

Jul 25th, 2019 49m 49s

Three veterans who joined less than a year before 9/11 share their stories of enlistment, service and life after wearing the uniform. Victor Inzunza and Eddie Falcon join host Rosa del Duca in a panel discussion.Victor Inzunza grew up in Stockt

But What Would Aristotle Say?

Feb 18th, 2019 47m 14s

Ethics expert and Santa Clara University professor David DeCosse explains Just War thinking and how it went very wrong in the lead up to the Iraq War. We explore America's martial culture, how PTSD can also be viewed as an ethics issue, and muc

A Boy Goes to War: Remembering Michael Mihalakis

Jan 13th, 2019 57m 8s

After living what he saw as a charmed childhood, Michael Mihalakis was bound and determined to find some adversity, and to overcome it. He joined the Army National Guard in 2002, at 17 years old. He was still 17 when he was deployed to Iraq. An

Alone Together: The Music of Breaking Cadence

Dec 20th, 2018 57m 20s

Hear songs like "Ft. Lee, VA," "Firestarter," and "Orion" explained. "Ft. Lee" was inspired by the strange experience of celebrating the 4th of July during boot camp. "Orion" is a tribute to all those suffering from PTSD, the war after the war.

Ah Youth

Dec 11th, 2018 49m 45s

That junior and senior year of high school, the pressure is on to make some big decisions that will affect the rest of our lives. And yet we often make those decisions based on whims, on chance, or incomplete pictures. In our late teens, we are

The Other Side of the G.I. Rights Hotline

Nov 26th, 2018 1h 2m

Longtime activist Siri Margerin talks about manning the phones at the G.I. Rights Hotline, and much more. If you think folks only call when they are looking for a discharge, you'd be wrong. Sometimes even officers call, seeking answers they can

Don't Thank Me for My Service

Nov 11th, 2018 47m 28s

Vietnam veteran turned peace activist Gregory Ross doesn't like being thanked for his service. He doesn't want to be wished happy Veterans Day. He shares what he would love to hear intead, and more. In a wide-ranging interview, Ross opens up on

Habeas Corpus

Nov 5th, 2018 46m 17s

Steven Collier, a San Francisco lawyer, represented the first public conscientious objector in the Iraq War. He also went up against the federal government and won two habeas corpus proceedings for conscientious objectors. What is habeas corpus

Different Decade, Same Problem

Oct 29th, 2018 55m 55s

Fanny Garcia, photographer, artist and veteran, tells us her story of becoming a conscientious objector during the Iraq War. She joined out of a desire to escape a small, confining life. Later, she realized she was a conscientious objector. And

The Deal

Oct 21st, 2018 57m 46s

In the fall of 2000, I was a low-income, high school senior, itching to get out of my small town. Strong-willed, independent and a know-it-all, I impulsively signed a six-year contract with the National Guard to pay for college. My escape route

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