Veterans
Beto O'Rourke: Tax the Non-Military Rich to Pay for Veterans
The presidential candidate wants to end wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and levy a "war tax" for every future conflict.
Vets Who Use Medical Marijuana Shouldn't Have to Give Up Second Amendment Rights
"I think it’s ridiculous I would have to trade one of my rights," said veteran Joshua Raines.
Veterans Who Work In the Legal Cannabis Industry Are Being Denied Benefits
"After all our service members have sacrificed, how can we penalize them for working in their state's legal economy?"
ICE Failed to Properly Screen Veterans Before Deporting Them
ICE agents told investigators they were "unaware" of policies to avoid deporting veterans—the same policies the agency assured me it was following in 2016.
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA's Gross Mismanagement Does Nothing to Honor Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs is honoring veterans of Veterans Day while simultaneously screwing them over again and again.
Instead of Making Today About Trump, Let's Remember the Dead of World War I
"If any question why we died/Tell them, because our fathers lied," wrote Rudyard Kipling of the Great War. Think about that, not contemporary politics.
Trump's Military Parade Would Have Been Foolish, Expensive, Authoritarian. Canceling It Was the Right Move.
There will be no military parade today. There shouldn't be one any other day, either.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Thousands of Tests at VA Hospitals May Have Been Cancelled Improperly
Nine hospitals now face audits.
Department of Veterans Affairs
A Former Veterans Affairs Employee Tried To Defraud a Disabled Vet of $680,000
Kenneth Richard Devore used his position to list himself as the sole beneficiary to a disabled veteran's assets. Then he got another federal job.
Department of Veterans Affairs
The V.A. Has a New Boss, But Will He Fix the Agency's Problems?
New chief Robert Wilkie is in a position to tackle the agency's bureaucratic mismanagement. Will he?
A Forbidden Remedy for Veterans' Nightmares
Banned Since 1985, MDMA could soon be approved as a PTSD treatment.
Former House Speaker John Boehner Once Opposed Marijuana Legalization. Now He's a Pot Lobbyist.
He's doing it for the vets. And probably for the potential new customer base.
San Francisco Fines Landlord $2 Million For Renting Out Dwellings to Low-Income Veterans that Violated Zoning Codes
Many of Judy Wu's tenants remain at risk of eviction.
New Policy Lets V.A. Docs Talk to Veterans About Medical Marijuana Use
But they're still forbidden from recommending or prescribing, and the government won't pay for it.
Enlisting Marijuana and MDMA to Fight PTSD
Veterans turn to forbidden cures for relief from their nightmares.
Getting Veterans Back to Work
Occupational licensing laws are keeping returning servicemen and their families out of their chosen fields.
Researcher Says V.A. Obstruction Jeopardizes Study of Marijuana As PTSD Treatment
Although the research has federal approval, the Phoenix V.A. hospital is blocking efforts to recruit subjects.
This Veteran Served His Country in Afghanistan, Did Time for Drugs, Now May Be Deported
How Trump's immigration crackdown and the drug war are shamefully hurting military veterans.
Drug Theft and Abuse Plague the Veterans Affairs Department
Only 3 percent of drug-related incidents by staff have resulted in disciplinary action.
U.S. Military Veterans Can Still Face Deportation
Donald Trump said during campaign that undocumented veterans are a "a very special situation," but his executive orders don't exempt vets from deportation.
Problems Persist with V.A. as Nominee Faces Senate Hearing
The department asked 440,410 vets for the wrong information. Now their health care claims might be purged from the system.
Will Donald Trump Screw Up V.A. Privatization? Probably.
Bad privatization is worse than no privatization at all.
Donald Trump Does Not Really Have a Plan to Fix the V.A.
Trump's team talks vaguely of privatization, but there's no substance.
VA Backtracks on Funding Transgender Surgeries, But Not Because of the Election
Somebody neglected to account for the expenses.
VA Clinic Leadership 'Reform' Really Just Shifting Managers Around
Reupholstering the deck chairs on a sinking ship
The Reporting of Trump's PTSD Comments Shows Why His Supporters Hate the Media
The point of political reporting is to help provide context, not obscure it.
The American Legion Wants Marijuana Reclassified to Help Treat PTSD
How much do politicians really care about veterans' health?
The Department of Veterans Affairs Blew $1.2 Million on Decorative Rock Sculptures
From 2004 to 2014, the government-run health agency spent more than $20 million on luxury art.
Fired Head of Veterans Affairs Office in Phoenix About To Be Rehired
Out: Nothing so permanent as a temporary government program. In: Nothing so permanent as a job in which you oversee fake waiting lists that lead to deaths.
Tricky Trump: A Total Sleaze or Just Unbelievably Dishonest?
Donald Trump and the $6 million in contributions to veterans groups.
Don't Compare Vets' Treatment Wait Times to Disney Park Lines
The private sector strives to improve, while the government agency makes excuses.
VA Docs May Soon Be Allowed to Talk to Vets About Medical Pot
Spending bill amendment would halt gag order prohibiting marijuana discussion.
Transgender Vets Want Their Surgeries Covered
If we're going to publicly fund medical treatments, why should there be an exception here?
Stark Divide Between Democrat, Republican Candidates on Veterans Health Care
Veterans may not now have a choice of where to go for health care. But they will have a choice in November's election, as we all will.
