Matt Surrusco

Matt is a student at Fordham College at Lincoln Center, double majoring in Political Science and Communication and Media Studies with a concentration in journalism. He is an Arts and Culture Co-Editor at The Fordham Observer and interned at WIN during summer 2010.

The Medium Is the Message: The News Is Propaganda

When Media Goes to War:
Hegemonic Discourse, Public Opinion, and the Limits of Dissent
By Anthony Dimaggio
Monthly Review Press, 2009, 376 pages, $18.95

WIN Fall 2010

“Making Folk a Threat Again” To The Militarist Powers That Be

Ryan Harvey performs at an antiwar rally in Boston in 2008.

An Interview with Musician and Activist Ryan Harvey

WIN Fall 2010

U.S. Military Recruitment by the Numbers

21.7 Average age of new active-duty Army recruit, 2008 (5)

$7.7 billion Amount spent by the federal government on military recruiting and retention programs in 2008, more than double that of the $3.4 billion budget in 2004 (4)

66% Percentage of active-duty service members who thought seriously about leaving the military, 2006 (1)

20% Percentage of recruits joining the Army who required a waiver for medical or conduct reasons, FY 2008 (3)