Vietnam War

Don’t Underestimate Trump: Seymour Hersh on the News, Past and Present

Don’t Underestimate Trump: Seymour Hersh on the News, Past and Present Don’t Underestimate Trump: Seymour Hersh on the News, Past and Present

The journalist who brought the My Lai massacre to light explains why we are not in a golden age of journalism.

Jun 8, 2018 / Audio / Jon Wiener

US Marines in Afghanistan

America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing

Why can’t the best military in the world win?

May 1, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

My Lai Road

The Untold Story of My Lai: How and Why the Official Investigation Covered Up General Westmoreland’s Responsibility The Untold Story of My Lai: How and Why the Official Investigation Covered Up General Westmoreland’s Responsibility

The Pentagon’s policy, by clear inference if not explicit directive, was to treat civilians living in Communist-controlled areas as enemy combatants.

Mar 19, 2018 / Gareth Porter

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Robert Reich: Donald Trump vs. the Common Good Robert Reich: Donald Trump vs. the Common Good

Plus, the man who stopped the My Lai massacre, and Katha Pollitt on Russiagate skeptics.

Mar 15, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Richard Falk UN

A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2 A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2

On Israel, Palestine, and his work as a UN special rapporteur.

Jan 31, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

Today’s Wars Are Based on a Fundamental Misunderstanding of History Today’s Wars Are Based on a Fundamental Misunderstanding of History

Until we correct it, we can count on ceaseless, tragic war.

Jan 29, 2018 / Danny Sjursen

Marcus Raskin

Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart

Above all, he gave us hope.

Dec 29, 2017 / Lived History / Norman Birnbaum

Marines on patrol in Afghanistan

American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret

All of the wars waged by the United States in the last 70 years have had one thing in common.

Nov 6, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

Last Flag Flying

Two Wars, Two Generations Two Wars, Two Generations

Set against the backdrop of the Iraq War, Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying is a road movie that chugs fitfully through military towns, from Norfolk to Portsmouth.

Oct 12, 2017 / Stuart Klawans

Anti-Vietnam War Protest

What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary? What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?

According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.

Sep 22, 2017 / Audio / Jon Wiener

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