Announcements
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Dear Colleagues: The run-off presidential election in Brazil is perhaps the most important election in Brazilian history. Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate with many extreme positions is leading in the polls and will possibly defeat the democratic coalition led by PT candidate Fernando Haddad. On September 29, women led marches throughout Brazil, as hundreds of
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A symposium, “Debating US National Security Whistleblowing: Secrets, the State, and Democracy,” will take place next Thursday, October 18, from 4 to 7 pm at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, organized by NYU historian Hannah Gurman. Historians and advocates will take part, along with CIA whistleblower John Kirikaou and NSA whistleblower Thomas
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Note: A memorial event honoring historian Jesse Lemisch, who passed away August 25, will take place Thursday, December 6 at New York University’s Tamiment Library, starting at 4:30pm. H-PAD is among the sponsoring groups. Further details will be announced soon. Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Hating Muslims in the Age of Trump: The New
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U.S. Participation in World War I The United States today appears to be on a permanent war footing. U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq in a never-ending “nation-building” project. The U.S. conducts covert and overt military operations throughout the Greater Middle East and Africa. The U.S. maintains about 800 military bases in over 70
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Dear H-PAD supporters, Many of you may subscribe to the New York Times online, and have seen this, but if you haven’t, it’s an excellent guide to all the ways the U.S. political system makes it hard to vote—including for students, and how much harder it has gotten in the last few years—including for our
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Note: Over a hundred scholars and activists have issued a statement opposing plans for a new U.S. Marine base in Okinawa. Historian Peter Kuznick of American University (pkuznick@aol.com) is one of the coordinators of the statement. Links to Recent Articles of Interest “How the Koch Brothers Built the Most Powerful Rightwing Group You’ve Never Heard
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Dear H-PAD supporters, Apologies: many of you have had problems with the Paypal donation page we sent you, in error. If you are trying to donate, this will work much better! Donate to H-PAD here, and help us launch our “Public History” campaign. If you would to sign up as a Campus or Community Contact, that
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Dear H-PAD supporters, Historians for Peace and Democracy is gearing up for the 2018-2019 academic year. You have already received three “Voting Rights Alerts” from us, to help prepare for the midterm elections on November 6. Besides students’ right to vote, our focus this fall is on “Public History,” finding ways to support the Resistance with useful, accessible,
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “John Dower in Conversation: Part I” Historian John Dower interviewed by Patrick Lawrence, The Nation, posted September 6 The noted historian of Japan talks about his career and about the challenges of writing history in times like the present. Another Pulitzer Prize-winning Asian historian, Herbert Bix, was also part of
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This newsletter is also available in a pdf and Word format for downloading and/or printing on our website at https://historiansforpeace.org/activities/newsletters/. H-PAD Steering Committee Newsletter #1 _____________ September 6, 2018 Historians for Peace and Democracy Welcome to our first H-PAD newsletter! We have started this newsletter in order to share news with our members and