By Jerry Lembcke. Lost-war angst over Vietnam quietly pooled into a political resource that white nationalist movements have tapped into.
Connections to Today
The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course
Veterans groups, family members, longtime advocate Jon Stewart and others gathered outside the Capitol after the vote to voice their outrage.
A Very Long War: From Vietnam to Afghanistan with Detours
Too few Americans are willing to confront the disaster that has befallen the U.S. as a consequence of our serial misuse of military power.
How VA unlawfully denies health care to veterans with bad paper discharges
For most benefits administered by VA, including health care, a bad paper discharge does not render a veteran categorically ineligible.
All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic: From Vietnam to the Capitol Steps
Echoes of the war in Vietnam were everywhere. What about the conspiracy theories that animated the rage of Trump’s passionate followers?
Dishonor by Association: A Red, White, and Blue Object Lesson
Ted Osius, former US ambassador to Vietnam, has a new book forthcoming. His affiliation with the likes of Albright is a blood-red stain.
Parallels: US bombings of Vietnam and Israel’s aerial assault on Gaza
Israel’s assault on Gaza is a painful reminder of how the United States bombed my country to the Stone Age.
VFP 160 helps renovate Quang Tri Blind Center, provides bikes
US veterans gave bicycles to children affected by floods and funded new kitchen and bathrooms at the Quang Tri province’s Blind Center.
The MLK Speech We Need Today Is Not the One We Remember Most
“Beyond Vietnam” is a much more dangerous and disturbing speech, which is why far fewer Americans have heard of it.
Communing with Dr. King on the Anniversary of his Beyond Vietnam Speech
A critical appreciation of (the end) of Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech. Attend the April 4th national reading online.
Ignoring The History Of Anti-Asian Racism Is Another Form Of Violence
Most people, do not know, or have failed to grasp, the horrid and racist details of wars that helped bring many Asians to this country.
Should We Have War Crime Trials?
Do you have to be Hitlerian to be a war criminal? Or can you qualify as well‐intentioned President of the United States? By Neil Sheehan
Why It Still Matters: The American War in Vietnam in the Age of Trump
In some ways Trumpism is an original right wing amalgam of competing narratives. By Howard Machtinger. Repost from 2017.
Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military’s Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange
Okinawa served as the main US launchpad for the war in southeast Asia – and the island is still contaminated today from that usage.