Protest songs helped me understand taboo issues
Gun violence, racism and mental health are issues we should care about, but they aren't always easy to discuss. Music…
U.S. blunders in Afghanistan recall Vietnam
By Jim Wolf The stark missteps recorded in the Afghanistan Papers recalled an historic about-face by an architect of the…
The 1960s: The best, and worst, of times
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The 1960s stirred so many hopes -- utopia…
1968: Viet Nam, France & U.S. – Did anything change?
I returned from the Vietnam War in 1968 and helped lead the anti-war movement that exploded in Chicago. Looking back…
Vietnam remembered: I was there when Saigon fell
I covered the fall of Saigon in 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed and North Vietnamese seized the city. Looking back,…
Remembering Vietnam: More than just a war
I covered the Vietnam War as a rookie foreign correspondent in 1966 and 1967. There was death and destruction for…
The 1960s: By one who was there – and still remembers it
The 1960s were a zeitgeist of anti-establishment values and alternative philosophies, an age of counter-culture, hippies and yippies. I know.…
Eyewitness: The dying days of the Vietnam War
I arrived in Saigon six weeks before North Vietnamese troops captured the South Vietnamese capital. Those fateful and desperate weeks…
Glimpses of Vietnam: Generosity and Beauty
A trip to Vietnam reveals a nation still divided more than four decades after the end of its civil war.…
Muhammad Ali: Brash, bold, brilliant
Muhammad Ali shattered conventions inside and outside the boxing ring, and he forever changed the relationship between sports stars and…