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Good news: *Some* of the lifetime financial penalties for failure to register for the draft have been rescinded: https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002573.html Bad news: Congress is likely […]
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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 […]
New Online History Resource: The Post-Cold War Era
The post-Cold War era was a time of missed opportunities. On December 8, 1988, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev presented a challenge to the world community […]
Two articles on Anti-Ice Resolution at the AHA Business meeting
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/174241 A Victory for the Immigrants’ Rights Working Group of Historians for Peace and Democracy Share List
Supporting Materials RESOLUTION ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM OF US CITIZENS VISITING ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
Supporting Materials RESOLUTION ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM OF US CITIZENS VISITING ISRAEL AND PALESTINE Letter to Israel authorities about restrictions on international academics working in […]
Reflections on Afghanistan
For a sober perspective on the “endless” Afghan War, see General Joseph Votel’s op-ed article in the New York Times (Dec. 12). He writes: […]
Waging Peace in Vietnam: A Story We Need to Tell
Few people today even know that there was a robust GI Movement, or that it had grown so large by 1971 that the Pentagon felt […]