November 2019 – Historians for Peace and Democracy

H-PAD Notes 11/18/19: Yemen war; links to recent articles of interest

November 18, 2019 Historians for Peace 0

Congressional Bulletin This feature of some H-PAD mailings indicates some Congressional initiatives on issues of concern to participants in H-PAD, along with recommended actions. Congressional […]

H-PAD Steering Committee statement on the coup in Bolivia

November 17, 2019 Historians for Peace 0

Dear H-PAD members and friends, The Steering Committee has issued the following statement on Bolivia. Please see also the list of recommended sources included below. […]

This is a series of one-page, printable handouts that summarize important historical events, movements, crises, and more that form the backdrop for our current political situation.

Ellen Schrecker, “McCarthyism, 1947-1960“
Jeremy Kuzmarov, “The U.S. War on Drugs“
Linda Gordon, “The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s“
Robert Oppenheim, “North Korea and Nuclear Weapons“
Geoff Eley, “Is Trump a Fascist?“
Felice Batlan, “Building a Regime of Restrictive Immigration Laws, 1840-1945“
Margaret Power, “Puerto Rico: A U.S. Colony in the Caribbean“
Van Gosse, “Why The United States Is Not A True Democracy, Part One“
Kevin A. Young, “Our Debt to Central American Refugees” also available as a text version with hyperlinks
Van Gosse, “Why the United States Is Not a True Democracy, Part Two”