Today in history: The Vietnam War is over!
Today is the 40th anniversary of the official end of the Vietnam War.
Today in history: U.S. invasion of Dominican Republic teaches lessons today
The U.S. invasion was justified as protecting American lives. Within days, this was changed to "preventing a Communist takeover."
In Germany: From the U.S. Embassy to small town thugs
This was a minor victory; in over twenty years it was the first petition on Mumia which the embassy has accepted.
Dangerous game: Yemen and the Congress of Reaction
The civil war in Yemen is a long-running conflict over access to political power and resources, not religion, or any attempt by Iran to spread its influence.
Today in history: A joke from the USSR for April Fools’ Day
I heard the following joke in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, then part of the USSR, as was Moldavia.
