Good news and bad news for the military draft in 2021
Good news: *Some* of the lifetime financial penalties for failure to register for the draft have been rescinded: https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002573.html Bad news: Congress is likely […]
Articles by Marc Becker
Margaret Power on Necessary Tactical Alliances
The higher education system in the United States is in crisis. Neoliberalism, the current phase of capitalism, has led to privatization, the decrease and/or cutting […]
Marc Becker on Covid, Reopening, and Neoliberalism
On June 18, the provost at Truman State University sent a message to department chairs ordering that “Faculty are expected to physically be on campus […]
A Webinar on Austerity, Racial Capitalism and Universities
On August 15th, Scholars for Social Justice will host a webinar featuring several speakers. This webinar will take place via zoom at 1-2:30 pm EST. More information will […]
A Statement from Historians Against Slavery
Historians Against Slavery stands with those protesting the brutal murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Eleanor Bumpers, and Alberta Spruill, along with the […]
The Democrats want war in Venezuela???
Colleagues, Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-Pad) is concerned with threats of invasion and regime change in Venezuela. Below is a statement from Codepink denouncing […]
Felice Batlan, “Building a Regime of Restrictive Immigration Laws, 1840-1945”
H-Pad is happy to announce the release of its sixth broadside. In “Building a Regime of Restrictive Immigration Laws, 1840-1945,” Felice Batlan traces a century […]
“Trump, the Republican Party, and Westmoreland County”
“Pennsylvania was key to Trump’s presidential victory, Westmoreland County was key to Pennsylvania, and District Seven was key to Westmoreland County.” READ MORE . . […]
General David Petraeus – featured speaker at diplomatic historian meeting
In May 2018, H-PAD assisted in the distribution of a letter protesting the selection of U.S. Army General David Petraeus as keynote speaker at the […]
Vietnam War commemoration
H-PAD joined with the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee (VPCC) and the Veterans for Peace is cosponsoring and publicizing events and conferences related to the 50th anniversary of […]