Vietnam War

Robert Reich: “Cynicism is a self-fulfilling prophecy”

A reminder to the graduating class of 2013 that social progress is attainable

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:58 PM UTC 15
Life Abortion, Time, SCOTUS

Syria: What’s really happening

Here's what you need to know about the constantly evolving situation there, and the best of our no-good options

Aaron David Miller Tuesday, May 7, 2013 7:02 PM UTC 41
Politics Syria, Barack Obama, Vietnam War

Tale of lost Vietnam vet reunited with family in “Unclaimed” deemed false

The man interviewed in the documentary turned out to be a fraudster named Dang Tan Ngoc

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:31 PM UTC
Entertainment unclaimed, Documentary

“Unclaimed” charts search for forgotten Vietman vet

A film posits that U.S. soldier John Hartley Robertson, declared dead in 1968, is still alive in Vietnam UPDATED

Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 29, 2013 4:04 PM UTC
Entertainment unclaimed, Vietnam War

Vietnamese women weren’t the only rape victims in Vietnam

Omitted from the history text books: U.S. soldiers turned on American women -- and sometimes each other

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 6:53 AM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com, Vietnam, Rape

Gohmert tells CPAC: We could’ve won Vietnam

"People in Washington" decided the U.S. couldn't win the war, Gohmert said

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 2:58 PM UTC 28
Politics Louie Gohmert, CPAC, Republicans

I was a teenage conservative

Right-wing politics offered its own form of rebellion in the 1960s. Later, I realized I was only betraying myself

Steve Erickson, The American Prospect Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 4:38 PM UTC 14
Politics The American Prospect

Afghanistan’s escalating violence

The American mission in Afghanistan failed years ago. We've just refused to notice

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 10:59 PM UTC 12
Politics TomDispatch, Afghanistan

When Chomsky wept

I first met Noam Chomsky in Laos, where I showed him the devastating effects of U.S. air raids

Fred Branfman Sunday, Jun 17, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 78
Politics Vietnam War, Editor's Picks

Jane Fonda: “I never was a hippie!”

The screen legend tells Salon stories about the Beatles and Sartre, and attacks the GOP's war on women

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Jun 9, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 77
Entertainment Interviews, Movies, Vietnam War

White phosphorus: The new napalm?

Forty years after Vietnam's most famous photo, incendiary weapons still kill and injure children

Steve Goose and Bonnie Docherty Friday, Jun 8, 2012 3:12 PM UTC 28
Politics Vietnam War

Has the Pentagon learned nothing?

The Army's response to the attacks in Kabul reflects deadly misunderstandings that date back to the Vietnam War

Nick Turse Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012 4:10 PM UTC 24
Politics Afghanistan, Pentagon

The modern war canon

A longtime BBC war reporter talks about five books that provide deep insights into recent conflicts

Toby Ash, The Browser Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 10
Entertainment The Browser, Books, Vietnam War

The awesome, thrilling spectacle of … Vietnam?

A new History Channel series reimagines America's longest war as a home theater extravaganza VIDEO

Matt Zoller Seitz Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 5:00 PM UTC 10
Entertainment Documentaries, Vietnam War

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Vietnam War

Robert Reich: “Cynicism is a self-fulfilling prophecy”

Syria: What’s really happening

Tale of lost Vietnam vet reunited with family in “Unclaimed” deemed false

“Unclaimed” charts search for forgotten Vietman vet

Vietnamese women weren’t the only rape victims in Vietnam

Gohmert tells CPAC: We could’ve won Vietnam

I was a teenage conservative

Afghanistan’s escalating violence

When Chomsky wept

Jane Fonda: “I never was a hippie!”

White phosphorus: The new napalm?

Has the Pentagon learned nothing?

The modern war canon

The awesome, thrilling spectacle of … Vietnam?

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