US veterans gave bicycles to children affected by floods and funded new kitchen and bathrooms at the Quang Tri province’s Blind Center.
Connections to Today
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.
The Cauldron: Columbia ’68
In April 1968, students at Columbia University occupied five campus buildings and for one week brought that prestigious institution to its knees. Fighting both the Vietnam War and university racism, the Columbia Revolt riveted the nation and changed everything. Could it happen today?
America, Say My Name. I tried Troy. I stuck with Viet.
This post originally appeared at the nytimes.com. Photo Credit: Na Kim By Viet Thanh Nguyen Mr. Nguyen is a...
Why Napalm Is a Cautionary Tale for Tech Giants Pursuing Military Contracts
Photo: Matt Chase This article originally appeared at the nytimes.com. By Kevin Roose. Over the past few...
The True Story Behind an Iconic Vietnam War Photo Was Nearly Erased — Until Now
Photo: John Olson’s famous photo of wounded Marines being evacuated during the Battle of Hue in February 1968. John...
The Moral Case for Draft Resistance
Photo: A clergyman joining those burning draft cards at Arlington Street Church in Boston, October 1967. Joe Runci/The...
Rebuilding a Puerto Rico Barrio: ‘Dead Is the Only Way They’ll Ever Get Me to Leave’
Hurricane Maria led to a host of new plans to fix island barrios plagued by chronic flooding. A look at the Vietnam...
Bush’ Panama Invasion as an Attempt to overcome the “Vietnam Syndrome”?
This article originally posted at DemocracyNow.org. The death of George H.W. Bush has dominated the U.S....
Victims of War, and Now Victims of the Trump Administration
This article originally appeared at the nytimes.com. The U.S. has deported Vietnamese refugees in violation of a 2008...
Cold War Entanglements, Third World Solidarities: Vietnam and Palestine, 1967–75 by Evyn Leˆ Espiritu
Abstract: This is the first study to focus on Vietnam-Palestine relations from 1967 to 1975. In American foreign...
How Tear Gas Became a Favorite Weapon of U.S. Border Patrol, Despite Being Banned In Warfare
Photo: UVO-0009 Vietnam Era US CS Gas Grenade (inert, expended) This post originally appeared at DemocracyNow.org. As...
‘We Only Killed the Bad People’: 2 Khmer Rouge Leaders, Forever Linked
The former Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan, left, and Nuon Chea at a hearing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital, in...
Khmer Rouge’s Slaughter in Cambodia Is Ruled a Genocide
Photographs of victims of the Khmer Rouge at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday....