by Richard Falk We are pleased to crosspost this piece by JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk. The Vietnam Syndrome was a term deployed after the U.S. defeat …
People Make the Peace: Remembering Rennie Davis
by Karín Aguilar-San Juan and Frank Joyce co-editors, The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement Many people equate Rennie Davis with the Vietnam antiwar movement that …
With John Lewis in Stockholm 1969
Moved by the iconic recognition of John Lewis’ exceptional courage and perseverance on behalf of human rights, non-violence, and opposition to American militarism, I recall a weekend spent together in Stockholm.
Nearly 50 years since the Kent State Massacre
On May 4, 1970, the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio was the site of one of the key moments in the broad movement in the United States …
US peace activists retrace steps to Vietnam, 50 years later
Last month, five longtime peace activists from the United States retraced steps to Vietnam that four of them first trod back during the US-Vietnam War. Led by “Ong” (grandfather) Frank …
The Ken Burns effect on the Vietnam War: an interview with Karín Aguilar-San Juan
In early August, Just World Educational’s Steve Fake met with Karín Aguilar-San Juan in Minneapolis to record our most recent podcast. Aguilar-San Juan is an associate professor of American Studies at Macalester …
