May 31, 2021 is Memorial Day. Throughout the day today, you will hear politicians speaking piously about “honoring those who have served” and “paid the ultimate sacrifice” for their country. There will be jingoistic displays of military might, flag waving, singing of the national anthem, and of course, barbecues. You will find precious few today […]
Care Work and Our Responsibility to the Elderly
The front page of Sunday’s New York Times featured a list of one thousand names of Americans who have died from coronavirus. At the time of publication, the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. was just over 96,000, which the Times described as “an incalculable loss.” The acts of remembering, of witnessing suffering, of sitting […]
Memorial Day Special – Veterans’ Health Care
In observance of Memorial Day, today we focus on health care for veterans. Our guest is Suzanne Gordon, author of Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation’s Veterans. She highlights the wide-ranging health needs of veterans, including hearing loss, PTSD, exposure to toxins, and other injuries, and how […]
Providing Veterans with Spaces for Healing
As we remember the fallen on Memorial Day, Monday host Patty Peltekos takes a look at those who have survived combat. What are the lasting effects of trauma? How does diagnosing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder work, and how best can we design spaces for healing? Our guests are Vietnam veteran Bob Curry, retired VA psychologist Jim […]
Veterans for Peace Memorial Day Program
Memorial Day means different things to different people, but most observe it as a day to honor those who have fallen while performing their military duties. The Madison chapter of Veterans for Peace holds a peace rally each year not only to pay tribute to the men and women who have already lost their lives, […]
Howard Zinn’s “Against War”
Check out this edition of A Public Affair to hear what Howard Zinn has to say about Memorial Day!
