Courage or Complicity?: How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy, (Paperback)

<p><b>For generations, America has thanked its </b></p><p><b>veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to<br>them.</b></p> <p></p><p>That's why some former soldiers have<br>always ended up on the barricades or picket lines, demanding justice for<br>themselves or fellow workers back home. From Revolutionary War volunteers who<br>later joined Shays's Rebellion to World War I soldiers who staged a<br>multiracial march on Washington to Vietnam War-era GIs who helped end<br>the war they served in, such rank-and-file voices are hard to ignore.</p> <p></p><p>In this timely collection of essays, reviews, and<br>firsthand reporting, Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon trace that dissident legacy<br>to the present day. They chronicle the critical role that disillusioned<br>post-9/11 veterans now play in challenging MAGA Republicans and corporate<br>Democrats over privatized healthcare, big money in politics, and ballooning<br>Pentagon budgets. Inside these pages are stories of courage and complicity: <br>veterans fighting to defend public healthcare from corporate takeover; resisting<br>anti-union attacks; and opposing the use of federal troops for domestic<br>policing and mass deportations. Their struggle is part of a broader fight for<br>rights, dignity, and a better life for all poor and working-class<br>Americans.</p> <p></p><p><i>Courage or Complicity?</i> is a<br>searing indictment of political betrayal and a big salute to vets organizing<br>against it. This book reveals the frontline battles shaping the future of<br>American democracy.</p>

• Courage or Complicity?: How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy, (Paperback)
• Author: Steve Early
• ISBN: 9798887440200
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-08-11
• Page Count: 264