What Can Today’s Peace Movement Learn From Vietnam? What Can Today’s Peace Movement Learn From Vietnam?
The best way to protect American lives is to refuse to take sides in someone else’s civil war.
Feb 2, 2016 / Ira Chernus
November 13, 1982: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Is Dedicated in Washington, DC November 13, 1982: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Is Dedicated in Washington, DC
“One can hardly expect images of napalmed children and weeping parents to remind us of what the war was really like.”
Nov 13, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
Welcome to Afghanistan—Now, Let’s Take a Selfie Welcome to Afghanistan—Now, Let’s Take a Selfie
The American military doesn’t have a strategy; it has an itinerary.
Oct 27, 2015 / William J. Astore
October 21, 1967: 100,000 March Against the Vietnam War October 21, 1967: 100,000 March Against the Vietnam War
“The strange thing about the confrontation of the troops and the protesters was that there seemed almost to be a rapport, partly contrived but also partly natural.”
Oct 21, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
There’s No Conflict of Interest in the ‘New York Times’ Review of Kissinger’s Biography There’s No Conflict of Interest in the ‘New York Times’ Review of Kissinger’s Biography
The reviewer was Kissinger’s top pick to be his own biographer—what could go wrong?
Oct 2, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia
In the United States, you’re more likely to be crushed by falling furniture than killed by a terrorist—but try telling that to Washington.
Sep 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
August 15, 1979: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is Released in Theaters August 15, 1979: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is Released in Theaters
“The Vietnam War as one bloody huge circus, with clowns, acrobats, fire-eaters and a big brass band.”
Aug 15, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam? Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam?
And a tribute to Robert Conquest.
Aug 12, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?
During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.
Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
August 4, 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin ‘Incident’ Sparks American Escalation in Vietnam August 4, 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin ‘Incident’ Sparks American Escalation in Vietnam
“After expending many billions of dollars and sacrificing hundreds of lives...there is still no end in sight.”
Aug 4, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner