The Destruction of Laos: casting light on a shameful aspect of the Vietnam War
Carlton Meyer, “The Destruction of Laos” (Tales of the American Empire, 15 October 2021) Many people know that the Vietnam War dragged Cambodia into its horrors…
A litany of blunders and oversights in “Deepwater Horizon: Ten Mistakes”
Jess Reid, “Deepwater Horizon: Ten Mistakes” (2021) An investigation into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico near the…
A Day in the Life of an Untouchable Sweeper: a snapshot of discrimination against Dalit people in India
Amudhan R P, “A Day in the Life of an Untouchable Sweeper” (2003) Known as “manual scavenging”, manually cleaning public and private toilets, open drains and…
Mren Cathedral and the Last World War of Antiquity: a building’s connection to the end of an era and the beginning of another
Garrett Ryan, “Mren Cathedral and the Last World War of Antiquity” (Toldinstone, 2018) Part of a series about ten Roman / Byzantine-era buildings built in the…
A Historical Tour of Hagia Sophia: a visually sumptuous guide and introduction to a famous building and Byzantine civilisation
Garrett Ryan, “A Historical Tour of Hagia Sophia” (Told in Stone, 2020 / 2021) Even as a short film, this video tour of Hagia Sophia /…
Treachery by US Army Generals in World War II: how incompetence and bad decisions led to US defeat and Japanese occupation of the Philippines
Carlton Meyer, “Treachery by US Army Generals in World War II” (Tales of the American Empire, 1 October 2021) While many people know that Japan dealt…
The Bombing of Pompeii, 1943: detailed sketch of darkest episode in ancient Roman city’s history
Garrett Ryan, “The Bombing of Pompeii, 1943” (Told in Stone, 25 September 2021) Not too many popular histories and documentaries on Pompeii and Herculaneum mention that…
On the Need for a Programme (A Communist Manifesto: The Classic for Today): a vision and path for capitalist societies towards Communism
Paul Cockshott, “On the Need for a Programme (A Communist Manifesto: The Classic for Today)” (25 June 2021) In response to a request, UK computer scientist…
How medicine and nursing became the accomplices of genocide in “Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of The Third Reich”
James Bailey, “Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of The Third Reich” (2017) A grim and horrifying film, all the more so for its clinical, matter-of-fact tone…
AUKUS and the danger of war: a persuasive if simplistic argument on the stupidity of the AUKUS pact
Paul Cockshott, “AUKUS and the danger of war” (23 September 2021) After a Twitter exchange on whether the US was in a fit state militarily to…