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Aaron Glantz is a correspondent for Pacifica Radio and Free Speech Radio News. He is the author of the recently published "How America Lost Iraq", and many of his articles have been published by Antiwar.com.

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Aaron Glantz: Vets Battle Unemployment and War Injuries

Recently discharged vets of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are joining the swelling ranks of the country's unemployed. They bring to the job hunt both special skills and training and, often, the terrible traumas and injuries of their military ...

From AARON GLANTZ, Huffington Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US Marine Corps

From the Barracks to the Homeless Shelter

SAN FRANCISCO – Fifty-four-year-old David Harness carries a red, white and blue Department of Veterans Affairs’ identification card around his neck. His face weathered, his mustache speckled with grey, he looks past the reporter standing in front of ...

From AARON GLANTZ, New America Media,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Eric Shinseki,  Barack Obama

Aaron Glantz: Fort Hood Shootings: Soldiers Often 'Racialize' to Cope

The following is an interview I originally published on New America Media's website. The horrific shooting Thursday at Fort Hood that claimed 13 lives and hospitalized another 30 people has set off a great deal of speculation as to why the alleged ...

From AARON GLANTZ, Huffington Post,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  US Marine Corps

Soldiers Often 'Racialize' to Cope

Editor's Note: The horrific shooting Thursday at Fort Hood that claimed 13 lives and hospitalized another 30 people has set off a great deal of speculation as to why the alleged shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, did what he did. NAM Editor Aaron Glantz ...

From AARON GLANTZ, New America Media,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  US Marine Corps

After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead

Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursdays shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the 11 people who died in the melee will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These soldiers brave Americans, President Obama called them ...

From AARON GLANTZ, New America Media,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  US Department of Defense,  The Pentagon,  US Marine Corps

Aaron Glantz: After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead

Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the 11 people who died in the melee will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These soldiers - "brave Americans," President Obama called ...

From AARON GLANTZ, Huffington Post,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  US Department of Defense,  The Pentagon,  US Marine Corps

60,000 Teacher Jobs Restored with Stimulus, Educators Say It's Not Enough

More than 60,000 of the 250,000 education jobs saved nationally by President Barack Obama's stimulus package were in California, according to data released this week by the California Department of Education. Community activists expressed relief over ...

From RUPA DEV AND AARON GLANTZ, New America Media,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Aaron Glantz: Idaho Gets Nearly Four Times More Stimulus Contracing Dollars Than Louisiana

Want to reply to a comment? Hint: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to All comments on this article are pre-moderated. This means that every comment ...

From AARON GLANTZ, Huffington Post,  16 Oct 2009

Idaho Gets Nearly Four Times More Stimulus Money Than Louisiana

Idaho has received nearly four times as much money in federal stimulus contracts than hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. And Louisiana has three times as many residents. According to data released Thursday on the government-run Web site Recovery.gov, ...

From AARON GLANTZ, New America Media,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Bobby Jindal,  Financial Institutions, Inc.

Aaron Glantz: Report: 30,000 Single Mothers Deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan

More than 30,000 single mothers have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army, the most heavily deployed branch of the military, gives women just four months to stay stateside with their newborns before deploying to the war zone, leaving them little ...

From AARON GLANTZ, Huffington Post,  15 Oct 2009

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