Part 2 – Cambodia, Lompoc prison: How U.S. atrocities in Vietnam aroused a lifetime of resistance

Part 2 – Cambodia, Lompoc prison: How U.S. atrocities in Vietnam aroused a lifetime of resistance

As part of Workers World newspaper’s coverage marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, this is Part 2 of Al Glatkowski’s story told to WW managing editor John Catalinotto. It concerns a March 1970 direct action he and Clyde McKay took to stop U.S. bombs from slaug

Vietnam, beacon of peace and freedom, marks 50 years of reunification

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—When Ho Chi Minh died in 1969, before the U.S. war on Vietnam had ended, he wrote: “My last desire is that our whole Party and people should stand in solidarity, striving to build a Vietnam of peace, unity, independence, democracy, and affluence, that would play a commensurate part in the international revolutionary cause.” Six years later, on April 30, 1975, the Vietnamese people achieved a great victory over U.S. impe…

Ho Chi Minh City clearly identifies its role and responsibility in creating a strong spread to the city's people about the meaning and purpose of the activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

“With the courage, intelligence and strength of Vietnam, we have achieved the historic Great Spring Victory;

Observatorio en Comunicación y Democracia (Comunican) 50 years ago, on April 30, Vietnam seized the covers of the world's leading newspapers. As usually happens, the looks, photographs or films are neither neutral nor objective, depending on who looks and what looks. na of the iconic photos of that moment shows several Vietnamese climbing a helicopter in Saigon to flee the capital of South Vietnam. The New York Times titled “Communists Take Saig…

Vietnam’s 50 Years of Reunification: How Vietnam Achieved Stability and Peace While Other Post-Colonial Nations Remain Trapped in Endless Conflict

On April 30, 2025, Vietnam marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary moments in modern history: the fall of Saigon, the end of the Vietnam War, and the reunification of a war-torn country. As the nation celebrated “Reunification Day,” tanks once again rolled through the streets—not to conquer, but to commemorate. Veterans, students, and politicians stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the Reunification Palace, the very site …