The Militarization of US Government Response to COVID-19 and What We Can Do About It

Authors

  • Drake Logan City University of New York
  • Ramon Mejía About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Derek S. Matthews About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Matt W. Howard About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Jovanni Reyes About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Shawn Fischer About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Erica Manley About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Maggie Martin About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Krystal Two Bulls About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Lisa Ling University of California at Berkeley, About Face: Veterans Against the War
  • Brittany DeBarros About Face: Veterans Against the War

Keywords:

Management Policy, COVID-19, US military, militarism, demilitarization, community-based safety, veterans, public policy, international solidarity

Abstract

This article details six broad areas of current political need and opportunity as the US government ramps up the militarization of its response to the coronavirus pandemic. We must take collective action on these areas in the time of coronavirus: (1) practicing community-based defense instead of militarized security; (2) differentiating what is acceptable versus unacceptable military response; (3) putting coronavirus in context with ongoing war and domestic militarism; (4) resisting Coronavirus Capitalism; (5) demanding that the Department of Defense adequately protect all military personnel from COVID-19; and (6) acting in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and international communities.

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Published

2020-10-05

How to Cite

Logan, D., Mejía, R., Matthews, D. S., Howard, M. W., Reyes, J., Fischer, S., Manley, E., Martin, M., Bulls, K. T., Ling, L., & DeBarros, B. (2020). The Militarization of US Government Response to COVID-19 and What We Can Do About It. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 21(3). Retrieved from https://articlearchives.co/index.php/JMPP/article/view/4273

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Articles