This post originally appeared at historynewsnetwork.org. by James W. Russell James W. Russell teaches political science at Portland State University. His most recent book is Social Insecurity:...
Burns/Novick
Not One Emmy for Ken Burns and “The Vietnam War”
Photo: July 28 picket action outside the TV Academy: Dave Clennon, ICUJP; Kathleen Hernandez, VFP Chapter 007; Andrew Nisbet, VFP 007. This article originally appeared at the laprogressive.com. By...
What Was the Vietnam War About?
Photo: A group of South Vietnamese army soldiers and an American soldier with two captured Vietcong suspects, in...
Vietnamese Portrayed by Burns/Novick
This post originally appeared at http://vnpeacecomm.blogspot.com/. Some thoughts on how Vietnamese people are...
THE WAR NOBODY WON*
Collage: 30 hours of TV-time on war in Vietnam, a B&O vintage remote, and the postcard version of Catherine...
VIEWPOINT: LOOKING BACK AT THE VIETNAM WAR, THE BURNS/NOVICK DOCUMENTARY
Veterans for Peace Full Disclosure Campaign The documentary, The Vietnam War, by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick has...
FACT-CHECKING THE PENTAGON’S VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION
This article originally appeared at Modern War Institute. By Arnold Isaacs. Now that Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s...
Forum with Tim O’Brien and Lynn Novick–Moderated by former news anchor Don Shelby
Locally, we had a really pretty good forum a couple of weeks ago with Tim O'Brien and Lynn Novick at Macalester...
MAYDAY 1971 RAW
David Cort, Mayday Video. 12,000+ protesters, including 3 Mayday Video crew with video cameras recording are arrested...
As we rethink the Vietnam War, we have to grapple with its racial implications
This article originally appeared at thewashingtonpost.com. Ken Burns may not sentimentalize Vietnam, but he continues...
Citations Needed Podcast: The Always Stumbling US Empire
"Stumbling", "sliding", "drawn into" war––the media frequently assumes the US is bumbling its way around the world....
Wasn’t That A Time: The Alternative Soundtrack To The Vietnam Series
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The Antiwar Movement Then & Now
The following is a slight revision of a talk by Howard Machtinger in Washington DC at the October 20-21 Conference:...
An Epic Film on the Vietnam War Stops Short
This article originally appeared at Truthdig.com. By Barbara Myers. As the dust settles on the release of the Ken...