Announcements
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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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This is a practical manual for organizing a campus coalition to register and turn-out students to vote, based on what we have done at Franklin & Marshall since 2004. You can use any part of it, or adapt it to your campus. Please feel free to write me, Van Gosse, at van.gosse@fandm.edu, with any questions
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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
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Gearing Up for the Third Gulf War: Will Washington, Tel Aviv, Riyadh, and Tehran Face Off in a Future Cataclysm?” By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com, posted May 13 “Oliver North Worked with Cocaine Traffickers to Arm Terrorists. Now He’ll Be President of the NRA” By Jon Schwartz, The Intercept, posted May 12 A reminder
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Dear H-PAD friends and associates: We are forwarding this message from James N. Green, Professor of Latin American History at Brown University, so that you may take action on a human rights issue he is spearheading. He is gathering signatures on a petition demanding the release from prison of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Gearing Up for the Third Gulf War: Will Washington, Tel Aviv, Riyadh, and Tehran Face Off in a Future Cataclysm?” By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com, posted May 13 “Oliver North Worked with Cocaine Traffickers to Arm Terrorists. Now He’ll Be President of the NRA” By Jon Schwartz, The Intercept, posted May 12 A reminder of the 1986-87 Iran-Contra scandal, with detailed
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest Note: In the last H-PAD Notes mailing, an incorrect link was given for Chris Appy’s New York Times op-ed, “What Was the Vietnam War About?” Click here for the correct link. “Reality Show Violence in the Age of Trump: Striking Syria” By Juan Cole, Informed Comment