October 2018
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[GOTV means Get-Out-The-Vote] Best Practices: On Sunday, November 4, send an “all-faculty” message asking your colleagues to remind students in their classes that Tuesday, November 6, is Election Day, where the poll is, when it’s open, and what they need to bring if identification is required, including what types of ID are acceptable. On Monday,…
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To members and friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, Here are some notes, followed by one of our occasional sets of links to selected on-line articles. 1. Information on the memorial event for historian Jesse Lemisch, co-sponsored by H-PAD, has been posted on the New York University website. (It may be necessary to scroll down…
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Dear supporters of Historians for Peace and Democracy, The most common reason students don’t vote in midterms is that they don’t know the candidates. CEEP (the Campus Elections Engagement Project) is working to change that with short, effective, nonpartisan voter guides clarifying where candidates stand on the issues. Below are links to guides for 22…
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Dear Colleagues: The run-off presidential election in Brazil is perhaps the most important election in Brazilian history. Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate with many extreme positions is leading in the polls and will possibly defeat the democratic coalition led by PT candidate Fernando Haddad. On September 29, women led marches throughout Brazil, as hundreds of…
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A symposium, “Debating US National Security Whistleblowing: Secrets, the State, and Democracy,” will take place next Thursday, October 18, from 4 to 7 pm at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, organized by NYU historian Hannah Gurman. Historians and advocates will take part, along with CIA whistleblower John Kirikaou and NSA whistleblower Thomas…
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Note: A memorial event honoring historian Jesse Lemisch, who passed away August 25, will take place Thursday, December 6 at New York University’s Tamiment Library, starting at 4:30pm. H-PAD is among the sponsoring groups. Further details will be announced soon. Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Hating Muslims in the Age of Trump: The New…
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U.S. Participation in World War I The United States today appears to be on a permanent war footing. U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq in a never-ending “nation-building” project. The U.S. conducts covert and overt military operations throughout the Greater Middle East and Africa. The U.S. maintains about 800 military bases in over 70…
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Dear H-PAD supporters, Many of you may subscribe to the New York Times online, and have seen this, but if you haven’t, it’s an excellent guide to all the ways the U.S. political system makes it hard to vote—including for students, and how much harder it has gotten in the last few years—including for our…