Suggested classes on GI and veteran resistance to the Vietnam War that can be incorporated into courses on social movements, political change and other topics.
Waging Peace in Vietnam: A Story We Need to Tell
Tens of thousands of active duty GIs opposed America’s war in Vietnam, marching, signing petitions, writing underground newspapers for their fellow soldiers, and refusing to fight, often at great personal sacrifice.
The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969: A new oral history of “Bloody Thursday”
The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969 commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most searing conflicts that closed out the tumultuous 1960s: the Battle for People’s Park. In a Counterpunch review, Ron Jacobs calls it “A masterwork of history.”
700-pound bomb found in middle of river in Nghe An Province
Thanh Chuong district residents discovered the bomb, partly exposed in the water, when they went to drop their fishing nets in the Ro River. Due to a heat wave, the river, more than 20m wide, had little water.
Podcast: “I’ll be so glad when you go home” – Michael Dempsey
I said, “This is fucked up.” And he said, “You’re just having a little thing.” And I said, “No, it’s not okay.” I said, “We don’t belong here.”
Podcast: “The right not to fight an illegal war” – John Catalinotto
On organizing with the American Serviceman’s Union: “I thought, what could I be doing that’s more effective than helping the GIs organize to stay out of this war.”
Next Contestant, Iran: Meet America’s Permanent War Formula
“When it comes to starting wars, we don’t even bother to change the script anymore.” By Matt Taibbi, published by RollingStone, June 20, 2019 Here we go again. Iran has not only shot down an American spy drone over the Strait of Hormuz, but refuses to feel...
Agent Orange barrels found in Oregon Lake
What the heck?! Agent Orange barrels found at the bottom of Wallowa Lake in Eastern Oregon? The story is ongoing… Last August, recreational divers discovered barrels labeled as containing one of two defoliants — 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T. Combined, the two...
Safe Return: A Vietnam Veteran’s Involvement in the 1970s Amnesty Movement
Above: Draft-age Americans being counseled by Mark Satin (far left) at the Anti-Draft Programme office on Spadina Avenue in Toronto, August 1967. The front room was so crowded at the time that the counseling session here is taking place in one of the small side rooms....
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