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Our Veterans Suzanne Gordon

Our Veterans By Suzanne Gordon

Our Veterans by Suzanne Gordon


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In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life.

Our Veterans Summary

Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs by Suzanne Gordon

In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically examine the role of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, corporations, and politicians who purport to be pro-veteran. They describe the ongoing debate about the cost, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare provided or outsourced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). They also examine generational divisions and political tensions among veterans, as revealed in the tumultuous events of 2020, from Black Lives Matter protests to the Trump-Biden presidential contest. Frank and revealing, Our Veterans proposes a new agenda for veterans affairs linking service provision to veterans to the quest for broader social programs benefiting all Americans.

Our Veterans Reviews

This little book is jam-packed with information that is not only fascinating, it promises to be incredibly helpful to any vet who will take the time to read it. . . Every veteran involved with the VA will find that Our Veterans is a reference book they can access as an unprecedented toolbox full of information that will come in handy in every confrontation with the Department of Veterans Affairs. -- John Ketwig * The Veteran *

About Suzanne Gordon

Suzanne Gordon is Senior Policy Analyst at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and the author of many books, most recently, Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans.

Steve Early is a freelance journalist, labor organizer, lawyer, and the author of, most recently, Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City. His work has appeared in theNew York Times, the Washington Post, and theNation, among others.

Jasper Craven is a freelance journalist who covers the military and veterans. His work has appeared in the New York Times, theAtlantic, theNew Republic, and theBaffler, among others.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations ix
Preface xiii
Authors' Note and Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Friendly Fire 1
1. A Toxic Workplace 27
2. Life and Work after the Military 57
3. Stolen Valor 85
4. Last Stand of the Legion Post? 108
5. The New VSOs 134
6. A VA Healthcare Struggle 155
7. Playing the Veteran Card 176
8. Veterans and the 2020 Election 199
Conclusion: Rethinking Veterans Affairs 222
Notes 253
Selected Bibliography 311
Index 317

Additional information

NLS9781478018544
9781478018544
1478018542
Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs by Suzanne Gordon
New
Paperback
Duke University Press
2022-08-05
352
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