Robert Jay Lifton
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- Nagasaki bombing anniversary report, followed by Jerry Yellin interview on World War II
Midday presents an NPR Special Report on the end of World War II in 1945, upon the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. Scott Simon hosts report that includes various historical readings, audio, and interviews.
- Who's in charge in the 90s?, part 3 - Medical expermentaion
Midday presents “Who's in charge in the 90s?” documentary series, which focuses on bio-medical issues facing the decade. Part three of series focuses on past Nazi Germany medical atrocities, the U.S. Tuskegee Syphilis Study, and how to keep sound ethics behind modern medical experimentation in the United States by utilizing peer review and informed consent.
- Robert Jay Lifton compares Watergate with the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam
Speaker Robert Jay Lifton talks about similarities of between Watergate and the Vietnam Mi Lai Massacre. He talks about the American lens of idealism and cynicism, the mindset that America must remain the strongest country in the world. A counter insurgency reaction, the Democratic party is seen in alliance with protestors. He talks about the Vietnamization of America engaging in atrocities and coverups. The pattern represents desperate last ditch efforts to maintain a faltering cosmology around an American version of nationalism.
- Nobel Conference X The Quest for Peace: Robert Jay Lifton - Survival and Transformation, From War to Peace
Psychiatrist and author Robert Jay Lifton speaking at Nobel Conference X: The Quest for Peace held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Lifton's speech was titled “Survival and Transformation: From War to Peace.”
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