Articles by Nan Levinson
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How the Everyday Use of Militaristic Jargon Makes Us More Combative
Nan Levinson | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service,
26 Dec 2016
“War is merely the continuation of politics by other means,” wrote the Prussian Gen. Carl von Clausewitz. Lately, it’s been sounding like the other way around. That’s not likely to change soon, since the language of warfare and violence pervades Americans’ discourse, even when we’re not talking about war.
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Nan Levinson - TomDispatch,
23 Mar 2015
The BDSP is based on a bedrock belief in how America should work: that the only strength that really matters is military and that a great country is one with the capacity to beat the bejesus out of everyone else. Unless there just might be a better way to go through the world than by carrying a big dick?
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Nan Levinson - AlterNet,
9 Jan 2010
The military’s murky system keeps no accurate count of conscientious objectors, and likely hides the true extent of disgruntled service-members.Ever since Major Nidal Hasan killed 13 soldiers at Fort Hood last month, the hunt has been on for a motive, preferably one the Army could have detected and thwarted and still be held harmless. It’s […]
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