The Old Revolutionaries of Vietnam
Tom Hayden : History
Thirty-two years after the war, Communist Vietnam is a bustling market economy awash in foreign capital and consumer goods. So was the war necessary?
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Letter From Vietnam
Dustin Roasa : Human Rights & Civil Liberties
As Vietnam becomes a player in world trade, its human rights record and treatment of dissidents come under increased scrutiny. The world must do more.
2007
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The Best Wars of Their Lives
A historian plugs some suspicious gaps in two revisionist histories of Vietnam.
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US Silence Muzzles Vietnam's Dissidents
Andrew Lam : Human Rights & Civil Liberties
Vietnam is experiencing its worst crackdown on human rights in decades, and US policy bears part of the blame.
2005
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The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene remains a compelling figure in this moment of moral bankruptcy.
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Our Loss Was Our Gain in Vietnam
Thirty years after the US retreat, Vietnam is a peaceful trading partner.
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Vietnam: Thirty Years On
Closeness, even friendship, with our former enemies.
2003
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Letter From Vietnam
If Americans have done their best to forget the war, so have the Vietnamese.
2001
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War and Accountability
Jonathan Schell : US Wars & Military Action
The United States cannot condemn in others what it covers up when committed by its own.
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The Kiss of Henry
Christopher Hitchens : Foreign Affairs
It didn't surprise me that Henry Kissinger had argued for the most grandiose and hysterical response.
This week: Can Barack Obama be a "People's President," or is his move to the center for good? Betsy Reed, Doug Henwood, Jo-Ann Mort, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Gary Younge debate. (13mb mp3)
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