Jasper Craven

Jasper Craven is a freelance reporter covering the military and veterans’ issues. He is also the co-author, with Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early, of Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans' Affairs (Duke University Press).

The Pentagon's Flailing Campaign Against Hate

The Pentagon's Flailing Campaign Against Hate The Pentagon's Flailing Campaign Against Hate

How the military continues to downplay the spread of extremism in its ranks.

Nov 6, 2023 / Feature / Jasper Craven

When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative

When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative

The Republican playbook to undermine universal health care begins with their rhetorical attacks on the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Dec 19, 2019 / Suzanne Gordon and Jasper Craven

AOC Smiling

In the Bronx, AOC Advocates for a ‘VA for All’ In the Bronx, AOC Advocates for a ‘VA for All’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez breaks with Democratic Party orthodoxy and decries the privatization of the Veterans Administration.

Apr 18, 2019 / Jasper Craven

Vietnam War protest

The VA Is Socialism in Action. We Must Defend It From Privatization. The VA Is Socialism in Action. We Must Defend It From Privatization.

The right is hell-bent on dismantling the most progressive agency in government.

Mar 18, 2019 / Jasper Craven

pittsburgh VA union

At the VA, a Law Meant to Discipline Executives is Being Used to Fire Low-Level Workers At the VA, a Law Meant to Discipline Executives is Being Used to Fire Low-Level Workers

An investigation reveals that food-service workers, housekeepers, and claims processors—many veterans themselves—have lost their jobs under a new accountability law.

May 10, 2018 / Jasper Craven

Steven Cohen

Is This Hedge-Fund Titan Greasing the Levers for Privatizing the Veterans Health Administration? Is This Hedge-Fund Titan Greasing the Levers for Privatizing the Veterans Health Administration?

Billionaire Steven A. Cohen funds an expanding network of private clinics for veterans—and he’s personally hired five lobbyists in Washington.

Apr 11, 2018 / Jasper Craven and Suzanne Gordon

Corn Cob Farming

Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration? Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration?

Big Ag’s increasing influence has some farmers wondering whether it’s time to abandon the organic label altogether.

Mar 13, 2018 / Jasper Craven

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