Historians for Peace
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Dear H-PAD supporters, The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University is the nation’s premier research and advocacy group defending our democratic rights—especially the right to vote. If you care about voter suppression, including that aimed at students, subscribe to their regular alerts. Here are three of the Center’s current reports, which should be of interest…
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Dear friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, As students arrive on campus in the thousands, we have a remarkable opportunity to sign them up to vote. Back in June, we sent you a link to “Ten Easy Steps to Help Students Vote Where They Study.” Across the country, faculty and staff are seeing a high…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Beijing’s Bid for Global Power in the Age of Trump” By Alfred W. McCoy, TomDispatch.com, posted August 21. The author teaches history at the University of Wisconsin and is author of the recent In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power. “How to Interfere in…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “What My Escape from Hitler’s Germany Taught Me about Trump’s America” By Henry Siegman, The Nation, posted July 27 The author formerly headed the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America.” The article’s subhead reads “And What Trump’s America Teaches Us about Netanyahu’s Israel” “Debunking the Putin…
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Dear supporters and friends, On July 14 (Bastille Day!), our Steering Committee will hold a strategy meeting in New York city to evaluate the past year and plan for the next, in the context of intensifying social and political conflict. We invite your considered thoughts on any (or all) of the following questions:…
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A core component to democracy is making voting easy, accessible, and available to all. There are high expectations that this fall’s entering class on campus (and many returning students too!) will be fired-up to vote in the November midterms, because of the Parkland massacre and similar issues. Even if you have never organized an on-campus…
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This message is from Carolyn”Rusti” Eisenberg and Margaret Power on behalf of the H-PAD Steering Committee. General Petraeus to Give Keynote Address at SHAFR (Society of Historians of Foreign Relations) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, June 21-23. Member Protest Continues! How to Help … As previously reported, the professional organization of historians, who study American…
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“Motivations for the Dead-End Policy on Iran” By Paul Pillar, LobeLog.com, posted May 31 The author is a 28-year veteran of the US intelligence community. He critiques the recent speech by Mike Pompeo and traces its roots. “Standing on the Brink: The Secret War Scare of 1983” By Jill Kastner, The Nation, posted May 31 “During the nadir of…
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From Historians for Peace and Democracy : We encourage you to sign this letter protesting SHAFR’s decision to invite retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus to be the keynote speaker at the June meeting of SHAFR (Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations). This thoughtful letter has been initiated by members of SHAFR – and does not…
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Below are two communications of potential interest to supporters of Historians for Peace and Democracy. 1. Tabling at the Left Forum H-PAD Supporters: H-PAD will be sharing a table with the Radical History Review at the upcoming Left Forum, Friday-Sunday, June 1-3, at John Jay College in NYC. The Left Forum is of course the…