Historians for Peace
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In recent years, Israel has been placing increasing restrictions on the ability of international scholars to work at Palestinian universities in the West Bank and Gaza. These restrictions have resulted in a sharp decrease in the number of international academics in Palestinian universities, and threaten to hinder Palestinian students’ access to quality higher education. H-Pad has joined Palestinian, Israeli, and international…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “There Are No Lone Wolves” By Juliette Kayyem, Washington Post, posted August 5 “White-supremacist terror is rooted in a pack, a community.” The author is a former assistant secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. “The Yakima Terror: Ninety Years Ago in Washington, a Wave of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment…
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“How America’s Wars End (Messily): And the Afghan War Will be No Exception” By Danny Sjursen, TomDispatch.com, posted July 28 The author is a retired U.S. Army major who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is a former history instructor at West Point. “White Nationalists and the Legacy of the Waffen-SS from Postwar Europe to…
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Dear Friends, We are sending you three links regarding the abuse of immigrants on the Southern border and a group of journalists and scholars that has formed to mobilize against it. The first is an article calling on academics to engage in nonviolent actions to shut down the Trump-sponsored detention camps for immigrants https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/09/call-action-journalists-academics-urges-americans-use-all-nonviolent-means-necessary. Join us…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis: Oil’s Enduring Sway in U.S. Policy in the Middle East” By Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com, posted July 11 Traces four decades of US determination to control the shipping lanes for the export of oil from the Gulf region. “Joe Biden: Protector of…
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Dear friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, This spring we initiated an exciting new relationship giving the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) permission to post our “Broadsides for the Trump Era” on their website as they come out, after which anyone can republish them. The first to appear was Margaret Power’s “Puerto Rico: A U.S.…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Back from the Iran War Brink: Trump Wants to Walk Back Crisis That He Created with Severe US Sanctions” By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted June 21 The author teaches Middle Eastern history at the University of Michigan. “Lies They Told Us: A Long History of Being Manipulated…
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Fortunately the President cancelled last week’s air strikes on Iran. However, since withdrawing from the nuclear deal, he has been pursuing a dangerously provocative course towards Iran. Leading figures within the Administration clearly welcome the prospect of war and are seizing opportunities to bring this about. At this time, members of Congress are of vital importance…
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Dear friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, The following email from Leslie Cagan, a longtime progressive leader (and former National Coordinator of United for Peace and Justice), highlights a major historical anniversary coming up—the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, and a Queer Liberation March in New York that counters the corporate-sponsored “Pride” events…
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Note: Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) and the Radical History Review are planning a set of eleven affiliate sessions at the January 3-6 annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New York City. Click here for more information. Links to Recent Articles of Interest "Here Comes the D-Day Myth Again" By Kevin Kennedy,…