Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Ron Carver
Service members in crisis need more than a ‘thank you’
Administration should stop conflicts that harm our troops as much as our perceived enemies Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2026 9:00 am Ron Carver Submitted photo/Otherwords.org David Cortright Submitted photo/Otherwords.org Barbara Doherty Submitted photo/Otherwords.org By Ron Carver, David Cortright and Barbara Doherty OPINION — Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes.
Veterans in crisis need more than a thank you
Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes. “You’re making me nervous every time you thank me for my service,” Veterans For Peace co-founder Doug Rawlings wrote in his poem “Walking the Wall.” He added, “nothing really is as it seems.” kAm|2?J @7 E96 E9@FD2?5D @7 D2:=@CD H9@ 5:D6>32C<65 7C@> E96 &$$ p3C292> {:?4@=? :? $2?
Service members in crisis need more than a ‘thank you’
By Ron Carver, David Cortright and Barbara Doherty OPINION — Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes.
Veterans in Crisis Need More Than a ‘Thank You’
Veterans in Crisis Need More Than a ‘Thank You’ Published November 9, 2026 Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes.
Veterans in crisis need more than a ‘thank you’
Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes. “You’re making me nervous every time you thank me for my service,” Veterans For Peace co-founder Doug Rawlings wrote in his poem “Walking the Wall.” He added, “nothing really is as it seems.” kAm|2?J @7 E96 E9@FD2?5D @7 D2:=@CD H9@ 5:D6>32C<65 7C@> E96 &$$ p3C292> {:?4@=? :? $2?
Veterans in Crisis Need More Than a “Thank You”
Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes. “You’re making me nervous every time you thank me for my service,” Veterans For Peace co-founder Doug Rawlings wrote in his poem “Walking the Wall.” He added, “nothing really is as it seems.” Many of the thousands of sailors who disembarked from the USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego this October would agree.
Opinion: Veterans in crisis need more than a ‘thank you’
Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes. “You’re making me nervous every time you thank me for my service,” Veterans For Peace co-founder Doug Rawlings wrote in his poem “Walking the Wall.” He added, “nothing really is as it seems.” Many of the thousands of sailors who disembarked from the USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego this October would agree.
I’m a Veteran of Organized Auto Boycotts. My Advice to Tesla? Dump Musk
I’m a Veteran of Organized Auto Boycotts. My Advice to Tesla? Dump Musk Published July 21, 2025 Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump may be over for now, but the Tesla brand has yet to recover from Musk's high profile foray into far-right politics. Tesla stock has plummeted precipitously ever since Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump last year. It’s been enough to alarm board members, who are now considering replacing Musk as CEO as public “Tesla Takedown” protests have spread across the country.
I’m a Veteran of Auto Boycotts. My Advice to Tesla: Dump Musk
Elon Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump may be over for now, but the Tesla brand has yet to recover from Musk’s high profile foray into politics. Tesla stock has plummeted precipitously ever since Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump last year. It’s been enough to alarm board members, who are now considering replacing Musk as CEO as public “Tesla Takedown” protests have spread across the country. Ironically, Musk himself was the beneficiary of a similar boycott years ago — a boycott I ran.
I'm a veteran of organised boycotts. This is my advice to Tesla
Elon Musk’s alliance with US President Donald Trump may be over for now, but the Tesla brand has yet to recover from Musk’s high-profile foray into far-right politics. Tesla stock has plummeted precipitously since Musk’s embrace of Trump last year. It’s been enough to alarm board members, who are considering replacing Musk as CEO as public “Tesla Takedown” protests have spread across the US. Ironically, Musk himself was the beneficiary of a similar boycott years ago — a boycott I ran.
I'm a Veteran of Organized Auto Boycotts. My Advice to Tesla? Dump Musk | Common Dreams
Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump may be over for now, but the Tesla brand has yet to recover from Musk's high profile foray into far-right politics. Tesla stock has plummeted precipitously ever since Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump last year. It’s been enough to alarm board members, who are now as public “Tesla Takedown” protests have spread across the country. Ironically, Musk himself was the beneficiary of a similar boycott years ago — a boycott I ran.
Ron Carver
Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.
Commentary: Lynchings of the ’60s still happening
Ron Carver Published 4:14 am CDT, Monday, July 13, 2020 A flag at the NAACP headquarters in New York announces that a man was lynched. A flag at the NAACP headquarters in New York announces that a man was lynched. Photo: Shutterstock Photo: Shutterstock Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A flag at the NAACP headquarters in New York announces that a man was lynched. A flag at the NAACP headquarters in New York announces that a man was lynched. Photo: Shutterstock I was naive until I wasn’t.
I remember the lynchings of the 1960s and they're still happening today
I was naive until I wasn’t. At just 18, the day after I graduated from high school, I drove from Boston to Atlanta to work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Two weeks later, on June 21, 1964, we got word that three young civil rights workers — James Chaney, Mickey Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman — had not returned from investigating a black church burning near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Thirty churches burned that summer.
Horror, then and now: I searched for Chaney, Schwerner and Goodman, made call to parents Original
Ron Carver, Guest columnist Published 5:30 a.m. CT June 6, 2020 Protesters gather at the Mississippi State Capitol Building in Jackson, Miss. on Monday, June 2, 2020, in the wake of George Floyd's death during his arrest in Minneapolis in late May. Mississippi Clarion Ledger I was naive until I wasn’t. At just 18, the day after I graduated from high school, I drove from Boston to Atlanta to work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Waging Peace in Vietnam
Description Praise How American soldiers opposed and resisted the war in Vietnam While mainstream narratives of the Vietnam War all but marginalize anti-war activity of soldiers, opposition and resistance from within the three branches of the military made a real difference to the course of America’s engagement in Vietnam. By 1968, every major peace march in the United States was led by active duty GIs and Vietnam War veterans.
Who Killed Gilberto Soto?
On a November night 25 years ago, six priests — along with their housekeeper and her daughter — were murdered in cold blood by Salvadoran army officers who had invaded their residence at the Jesuit-run Central American University. This month, priests, activists, and even a few politicians — including Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern — will travel to San Salvador to attend a commemoration of the victims.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Ron
Contact Ron, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack