Catherine Lutz

Catherine Lutz is the co-founder of Costs of War at Brown University's Watson School for International and Public Affairs. The Thomas J. Watson Jr. Family Professor Emerita of Anthropology and International Studies at Brown, she is the author of Homefront and other books and articles on war, health, and military basing.

The Compliant Technologies Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, G.L.O.V.E., at Omaha police headquarters on August 14, 2026.

Electric Shocks for Kids and the Push to Militarize Schools Electric Shocks for Kids and the Push to Militarize Schools

Electric-shock gloves used on students in Nebraska are the latest sign of how policing, surveillance, and military technology have entered American schools.

Sep 15, 2026 / Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez

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