Veteran Launches New Campaign
WASHINGTON -- With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, veterans became a prime target of for-profit colleges hoping to cash in on the new windfall o...
WASHINGTON -- With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, veterans became a prime target of for-profit colleges hoping to cash in on the new windfall o...
HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.28.2011
WASHINGTON -- Dustin White was ready to serve his country overseas. After signing up for the New Jersey National Guard at the age of 17 and going thro...
Laura J. Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011
We need to seriously reconsider whether for-profit colleges give us the greatest return on our investment in the 21st Century GI Bill. There are plenty of reasons to doubt that they provide the quality education our veterans deserve.
Jon Soltz | Posted 05.25.2011
A new rule from the Department of Education puts use of our successful GI Bill to attend online colleges in jeopardy by placing restrictions on how much many online universities receive in federal aid.
Richard Allen Smith | Posted 05.25.2011
To most American Veterans, the Department of Veterans' Affairs is a mythical beast living somewhere in the the annals of Government, untouchable and unknowable to the common former servicemember. Still others see VA in an even more adversarial light, envisioning an entity that connives to withhold well earned benefits and care through any means possible.
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011
Bureaucratic delays have left veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill with no money to pay college bills. Patrick Campbell, chief legislative counsel fo...
Ian Gurvitz | Posted 05.25.2011
The GOP's goal from the second the president took office was to bring him down. Their sole intention is diminishing the president's popularity and laying the groundwork for the 2010 midterms and 2012 presidential elections.
Hon. Eric E. Shinseki | Posted 05.25.2011
Safely investing one's money requires a reasonable understanding of market forces. Here's an investment option that is guaranteed to pay high dividends for years: the education of America's Post-9/11 Veterans.
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011
With the support of thousands of readers from The Huffington Post, IAVA helped make history. When the GI Bill was signed into law in June, many of you contributed to this remarkable victory.
Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011
Obama's recent NORAD tour and renewed call for national service evoked further evidence that he has passed an important milestone in his campaign: passing the NORAD Test for presidential candidates.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011
President George W, Bush wasn't exactly a friend to the efforts put forth by Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and John Warner (R-VA) as they worked to secure ...
Jon Soltz | Posted 05.25.2011
While we should all honor McCain's service, that doesn't mean we should necessarily honor it by putting him in the White House to take up George W. Bush's third term.
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011
It is a promise we made to the veterans of World War II: that those who defend our country should be able to take advantage of America's opportunity. This legislation again fulfills that promise.
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011
With the 92-6 victory in the Senate last night, the new GI Bill will now make its way to the president's desk for his signature. Here are some of the responses from veterans around the country.
Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011
In today's installment of McCain vs. McCain, the "straight talker" claimed credit for passage of the 21st Century GI Bill of Rights he opposed.
Victor LaPorte | Posted 05.25.2011
In an overwhelming show of support for our nation's veterans Thursday evening, 92 U.S. Senators voted in favor of the 21st Century GI Bill; also known...
Tavis Smiley | Posted 05.25.2011
Sen. Webb discusses the opposition to the GI bill from President Bush and a fellow Vietnam vet and Senate colleague, John McCain.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011
While Virginia Senator Jim Webb is quickly becoming well-trained in the art of downplaying his vice-presidential chances, that hasn't stopped him from...
Victor LaPorte | Posted 05.25.2011
We have heard the opposition's argument against the 21st Century GI Bill time and time again: At a time when the United States Military is fighting ...
Victor LaPorte | Posted 05.25.2011
Support our troops and veterans. Support the 21st Century GI Bill!
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011
The administration's argument is that if a GI Bill benefit is too good, it'll reward veterans too richly for their service and draw them away from re-enlisting.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011
Mostly avoiding the political spotlight since his brush up with both the law and the bathroom stall, Sen. Larry Craig quietly created presidential cam...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011
The prospects of passing Sen. Jim Webb's 21st Century GI Bill increased on Thursday after Sen. Daniel Akaka, a veteran of WWII and the Democratic chai...
Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011
On "This Week" today, host George Stephanopolous asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) why neither he nor Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has cosponsored Sen. Jim ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011
In November 2007, Sens. Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel penned an op-ed in the New York Times advocating a reformed G.I. Bill that would provide Iraq war vet...
HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.23.2012