[H-Pad] H-PAD Notes 2/23/18: Marilyn Young Memorial Lecture; links to recent articles of interest; H-PAD broadsides

[Jim O'Brien]

To members and friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy,

As a reminder, tonight from 6 to 8 pm Eastern time, a roundtable on "The
Korean War Today" will constitute the first annual Marilyn Young Memorial
Lecture at D'Agostino Hall, NYU Law School, 108 W. 3rd St., New York. It
will be livestreamed at  http://www.law.nyu.edu/livestreamb.

At the end of this message, following the links to recent articles, is a
repeat of an announcement of H-PAD's series of "Broadsides for the Trump
Era."



*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*“The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right? Teaching in a Time of Wars”
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176389>*

By *Rebecca Gordon, *TomDispatch.com, posted February 22

*On the author’s experiences over the years teaching about the 9/11 attacks*



*“U.S. Empire Still Incoherent After All These Years”
<https://consortiumnews.com/2018/02/20/u-s-empire-still-incoherent-after-all-these-years/>*

By *Nicolas J. S. Davies,* *Consortium News, *posted February 20

*Applies a 2003 analysis of the US “new imperialism” to the intervening
years*



*“McMaster of War”
<https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2018/02/19/dave-lindorff/mcmaster-of-war/>*

By *Dave Lindorff, **London Review of Books *blog, posted February 19

*On the background of President Trump’s national security adviser, who
insists that a military strike against North Korea be considered as a
“serious option*



*“Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It Too”
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/17/sunday-review/russia-isnt-the-only-one-meddling-in-elections-we-do-it-too.html>*

By *Scott Shane, **New York Times, *posted February 17

Contains many specifics of the past several decades



*“President’s New Budget. Stark Vision of GOP Reality. Attention Must Be
Paid”
<https://portside.org/2018-02-15/presidents-new-budget-stark-vision-gop-reality-attention-must-be-paid-here-are-proposed#1.%20Sta>*

Articles by *Robert Greenstein, Ryan Koronowski, Brett Samuels, and Fred
Kaplan, **Portside.org, *posted February 15



*“If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with
Russia’?: The Ongoing Role of False Narratives and Historical Fallacies”
<https://www.thenation.com/article/if-america-won-the-cold-war-why-is-there-now-a-second-cold-war-with-russia/>*

By *Stephen F. Cohen, **The Nation, *posted February 14

*The author is a professor emeritus of Russian history and politics at
Princeton University and New York University.*



*“North Korea Is More Rational Than You Think: An Interview with Bruce
Cumings”
<https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/north-korea-is-more-rational-than-you-think-an-interview-with-bruce-cumings>*

*Canadian Dimension, *posted February 7

Bruce Cumings teaches history at the University of Chicago.



*“Lie after Lie: What Colin Powell Knew about Iraq 15 Years Ago and What He
Told the UN”
<https://theintercept.com/2018/02/06/lie-after-lie-what-colin-powell-knew-about-iraq-fifteen-years-ago-and-what-he-told-the-un/>*

By *Jon Schwartz, **The Intercept, *posted February 6



*“Memory and Meaning in the Representations of the American War in Vietnam”
<http://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/criticaled/article/view/186414>*

By *Fran Shor, **Critical Education, *posted February 13

*The author is a professor emeritus of history at Wayne State University.*



*"The War That Will Not End”
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/books/review/steve-coll-directorate-s.html>*

By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **New York Times, *posted January 31

*A review essay on Steve Coll’s new book *Directorate S: The C.I.A. and
America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan


*Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles
included in the above list. Suggestings can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*




*Broadsides for the Trump Era*



Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) is pleased to announce the
publication of five broadsides, collectively called Broadsides for the
Trump Era. You can access them on the H-PAD website, here
https://www.historiansforpeace.org/broadsides-for-the-trump-era/ This is a
new series of brief, printable handouts that summarize important historical
events, movements, crises, and more that form the backdrop for our current
political situation. And please check back at this site for additions in
the near future!



The five broadsides, their authors, and a short summary of each is below.



Geoff Eley is a professor of history at the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. His broadside, “Is Trump a Fascist?
<https://www.historiansforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Eley-Fascism-1.pdf>"
addresses this question and draws on historical comparisons to determine
what fascism is, and whether or not the current administration is, indeed,
fascist.



Linda Gordon is a professor of history and a University Professor of
Humanities at New York University. Her broadside explores “The Ku Klux Klan
of the 1920s
<https://www.historiansforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Gordon-Ku-Klux-Klan.pdf>”
and examines what the Klan was, its ideology, constituency, use of
violence, and accomplishments, and women and the Klan.



Jeremy Kuzmarov, is the Jay P. Walker assistant professor of history at the
University of Tulsa.  His broadside explores the political myths,
interests, and impact of the “The U.S. War on Drugs
<https://www.historiansforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kuzmarov-War-on-Drugs.pdf>
” from its origins in the 1910s to today.



Robert Oppenheim is an associate professor in the Center for East Asian
Center Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His broadside “North
Korea and Nuclear Weapons
<https://www.historiansforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Oppenheim-North-Korea-2.pdf>”
discusses why North Korea developed nuclear weapons, the potential for
eliminating or slowing its production of them, and whether or not North
Korean has cheated on nuclear agreements.



Ellen Schrecker is a retired professor of American history at Yeshiva
University. Her broadside, “McCarthyism, 1947-1960
<https://www.historiansforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Schrecker-McCarthyism.pdf>
,” answers key questions about McCarthyism, such as what was it, who
sponsored it, how did it end, and what were the long-lasting results.


Margaret Power, co-chair, marmacpower1 at gmail.com
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