World Putin says he wants to 'denazify' Ukraine. Here's how that claim distorts history Scholars dismiss the Russian leader's claims as a "mythical use of history." For one: Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president, and has a relatively small right-wing movement. Rachel Treisman
Law & Courts Japanese Americans remember the legacy of 'camp' 80 years after their incarceration It was 80 years ago this month that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It was 10 weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and it led to the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent. This is the story of one Seattle family. Katie Semro Play AudioListen 6 mins
National The oldest living American veteran of World War II dies at 112 Lawrence Brooks served in the U.S. Army when the military was still racially segregated. But the Black soldier's deployment to Australia offered a reprieve from the racism of Jim Crow laws at home. Vanessa Romo
National The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle. James Doubek
National An Independent Spirit Guided Her Through World War II — And Beyond Connie Doria Rocha contributed to the war effort even though women were barred from combat. At StoryCorps, she recalls her time as a mechanic in the military. Jey Born Play AudioListen 4 mins
Technology June 14 | How one Washington man brought big tech to court Facebook says they aren't selling political ads in Washington because of our rigorous transparency law. But people like Zach Wurtz, whose job it is to track those ads, are saying otherwise. So he did what he could - he took Facebook to court. Small claims court. It didn't quite go to plan. Plus, two discussion on the role of Japanese Americans during World War Two. As prisoners, soldiers, and contentious objectors. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 52 mins
Bonsai tree exhibit offers novel take on 75th anniversary of end of World War II One of the more unusual ways the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II is being marked this summer is with an exhibit of stunted trees. They’re bonsai trees on display at the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Washington. Tom Banse
Two 100-year-old World War II vets, separated by an ocean, lap expectations A World War II army veteran in Great Britain achieved world renown earlier this year with a charity walk to raise money for British health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic. The achievement went viral -- in a good way -- and inspired another pandemic feat by a 100-year-old U.S. Army veteran across the ocean in Portland, Oregon. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 5 mins
'Tidying up the past': Pandemic house-cleaning leads to return of World War II souvenirs Pandemic stay-at-home orders gave lots of households extra time for spring cleaning. Some people rediscovered World War II artifacts, including inscribed Japanese flags taken as souvenirs by American soldiers from Pacific battlefields. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 5 mins
World Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust The Vatican has long maintained that Pope Pius XII did everything he could to save Jewish lives, but newly unearthed papers have renewed accusations of complicit silence against him. Sylvia Poggioli
