“Rusty Calley is a Scapegoat”: Culpability in the My Lai Massacre This piece I wrote provides a critical historical analysis of the 1968 My Lai massacre in Vietnam,…
GI revolts: The breakdown of the US army in Vietnam - Richard Boyle Two stories of revolts by US troops, including the shooting of a top sergeant and the mutiny of…
The way the wind blew: A history of the Weather Underground A detailed history of the US left-wing urban guerrilla group the Weather Underground, or Weathermen.
Underground: My Life with SDS and the Weathermen in 1968, Mark Rudd led the legendary occupation of five buildings at Columbia University, a dramatic act of protest against the university’s…
National liberation, socialism, and the struggle against work: The case of Vietnam - Philip Mattera Letter and article that the ZeroWork editorial collective circulated on the American left in the 1970s
The quiet mutiny (documentary) John Pilger’s controversial first documentary film created a sensation when it broke the story of a rebellion emerging within the American army…
Vietnam: Socialism or pacifism? - John Sullivan Article written by John Sullivan, expert on Spanish politics and famous for his satirical pieces on the British left in 1966. This article is…
Vietnam: The collapse of the armed forces - Marine Colonel Robert D. Heinl Jr. A US military officer reports on the increasing incidence of insubordination, desertion and…
The Vietnam syndrome revisited - Red and Black Notes Red and Black Notes article looking at the situation in Iraq as the US becomes bogged down in a long term conflict, and comparing it to previous…
Ending a war, inventing a movement: Mayday 1971 After SDS committed political suicide, and after the Jackson and Kent State shootings, one of the largest mass direct actions in US history took…
Korean workers riot in Vietnam, 1967 - Shelby L. Stanton The riot by Korean workers at Vinnell Corporation, Cam Ranh Bay during the Vietnam War.
