Historians for Peace
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Dear HPAD supporters, The German Bundestag just passed a resolution attacking BDS as antisemitic, and is threatening to defund NGOs in Germany that subscribe to it. 60+ scholars of Judaism and Israel (with widely varying views on BDS itself) signed on to the following very well framed and clearly argued open letter opposing the Bundestag…
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“An Oral History of Trump’s Bigotry” By David A. Graham, Adrienne Green, Cullen Murphy, and Parker Richards, The Atlantic, June issue A a very long article based on documents and interviews, going back to housing discrimination cases in the 1970s. “The ‘Forever Wars’ Enshrined” By Andrew J. Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted May 23 Eloquent reflections on…
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Dear friends and supporters, As 2019 advances, Historians for Peace and Democracy is moving forward on many fronts, and we need your support. First, thanks to Barbara Epstein, H-PAD has built a relationship with the Democratic Socialists of America—they now get first dibs when our “Broadsides for the Trump Era” are published. Co-Chair Margaret Power’s…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest "A World Safe for Capital: How Neoliberalism Shaped the International System" By Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, May-June issue The author is a visiting assistant professor of history at Columbia University. "Beware Anew the Military-Industrial Complex: Remembering Eisenhower's Warning" By Gregory D. Foster, History News Network, posted April 28 The…
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We would like to inform our members about this important conference on the current situation in Brazil under the repressive Bolsonaro government and how you can act in solidarity with the opposition. Challenges to Brazilian Democracy Conference The U.S Network for Democracy in Brazil and the Brazil Initiative at Brown University are delighted to invite…
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Note: Historians for Peace and Democracy has posted another in its series of “broadsides,” printable handouts offering historical background to current events. The new one is “Puerto Rico: A U.S. Colony in the Caribbean” by Margaret Power; a full list, with links, is on the H-PAD home page. Links to Recent Articles of Interest “The Long History…
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Members and friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, We are circulating the following request for signers for a response letter to the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) after they wrote a statement in reaction to a previous open letter about Venezuela that we circulated to this list. The original statement questioning some of…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest "How Bush's War on Iraq Produced Trumpism, Instability, Refugees and Climate Catastrophe" By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted March 21 The author teaches Middle Eastern history at the University of Michigan. "How to End Endless War: The Case Against American Military Supremacy" By Stephen Wertheim, The New Republic,…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest "When the Frontier Becomes the Wall: What the Border Fight Means for One of the Nation's Most Potent, and Most Violent, Myths" By Francisco Cantu, The New Yorker, March 11 issue Review-essay on Greg Grandin's new book The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “America: ‘Indispensable Nation’ No More” By Andrew J. Bacevich, The American Conservative, posted February 22 The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University. “How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism” By Greg Grandin, The Nation, posted February 21 The author teaches history at…