Andrea Mazzarino
Andrea Mazzarino cofounded Brown University's Costs of War Project. She is an activist and social worker interested in the health impacts of war, who has held various clinical, research, and advocacy positions, including at a Veterans Affairs PTSD Outpatient Clinic, with Human Rights Watch, and at a community mental health agency. She is the coeditor, with Catherine Lutz, of War and Health: The Medical Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (NYU Press, 2019).
PovertyJanuary 18, 2023
Military Families Are Going Hungry While the Pentagon Budget Skyrockets
That hunger is an issue at all in a military so wildly well-funded by Congress should be a grim reminder of our country's priorities.
War on TerrorNovember 28, 2022
The Terrorism We Sought Abroad Has Come Home
Of the approximately 450 politically motivated violent attacks that took place on our soil in the past decade, the majority were perpetrated by homegrown far-right extremists.
The Pentagon's Abortion Policy Is an Empty Gesture
In the military world, Dobbs is a recipe for disaster.
US Wars and Military ActionAugust 17, 2022
What the Military's Recruitment Crisis Means for America
The human frailties that hinder enlistment are symptoms of something more sinister than a military lacking bodies.
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Guns and Gun ControlJuly 6, 2022
We Need Unity to Combat the Right's Increasing Violence
If progressives don't find a unifying message of community and love, and find it soon, the guns already out there may be put to use in unspeakable ways.
US Wars and Military ActionJune 2, 2022
War Is a Form of Terrorism
If we lack empathy for those who suffer in our wars, we endanger humanity's future.
Climate ChangeMarch 31, 2022
The Climate Crisis Doesn't Acknowledge Borders
Without collective action aimed at creating a carbon neutral world by 2050, we'll all lose this fight.
Racism and DiscriminationJanuary 28, 2022
We Don't Need a Department of Homeland Security
Since 9/11, we've overfunded a second Pentagon capable of focusing on whatever it considers to be most politically expedient.
US Wars and Military ActionNovember 25, 2021
We're Spending Money on War When We Could Be Building Roads
Our problem in this country isn't lack of funds, no matter what the Republicans, Manchin, and Sinema may claim.
I Lived Through the US Military's Culture of Surveillance
As a military spouse, I've been threatened, silenced, monitored, and shamed by the very people my husband fought alongside.