[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 5/23/19: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"An Oral History of Trump's Bigotry"
<https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=newstand-politics>*
By *David A. Graham, Adrienne Green, Cullen Murphy, and Parker Richards," **The
Atlantic, *June issue
*A a very long article based on documents and interviews, going back to
housing discrimination cases in the 1970s.*

*"The 'Forever Wars' Enshrined" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176567>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, *TomDispatch.com, posted May 23
*Eloquent reflections on a visit to this country's only memorial to its
post-9/11 wars, created by bikers in the out-of-the-way small town of
Marseilles, Illinois. The author, who grew up in the next down over from
Marseilles, is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University.*

*"Russia's Election Meddling Is Despicable, But Don't Forget Our Own"
<https://fpif.org/russias-election-meddling-is-despicable-but-dont-forget-our-own/>*
By *Tom Engelhardt, *Foreign Policy in Focus, posted May 22
*Contains an overview of U.S. election meddling and coup attempts since
1945*

*"Locked in a Cold War Time Warp"
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/21/locked-in-a-cold-war-time-warp/>*
By *Jeremy Kuzmarov, *CounterPunch.org, posted May 21
*On the *New York Times'*s double standard in regard to the past histories
of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden in regard to foreign policy. The author
teaches history at Tulsa Community College.*

*"Ten Top Differences Between the Iraq War and Trump's Proposed Iran War"
<https://www.juancole.com/2019/05/differences-between-proposed.html>*
By *Juan Cole, *Informed Comment blog, posted May 15
*The comparisons show that a war against Iran would be more difficult in
multiple ways. The author teaches Middle Eastern history at the University
of Michigan.*

*"Redacting Democracy: What You Don't See Can Hurt You"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176564>*
By *Karen J. Greenberg, *TomDispatch.com, posted May 14
*On the expansion of government secrecy to the point where well over a
hundred million documents are unavailable to the public. The author directs
the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School. *


*"U.S. Press Reaches All-Time Low on Venezuela Coverage"
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/13/us-press-reaches-all-time-low-on-venezuela-coverage/>*
By *Daniel Kovalik, *CounterPunch.org, posted May 13
*The author teaches International Human Rights at the University of
Pittsburgh School of Law.*

*"Eric Hobsbawm, the Communist Who Explained History"
<https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/eric-hobsbawm-the-communist-who-explained-history?fbclid=IwAR0TmRSqLtwoxgzAI7ary3N7_2LYB6xOndGq9d4Fmu1iyLgKgsoCSy8Brls>*
By *Corey Robin, **The New Yorker, *posted May 9
*A review essay on *Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History" *by Richard
Evans.* *Corey
Robin teaches political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate
Center.*

*"Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/russiagate-zealotry-continues-to-endanger-american-national-security/>*
By *Stephen F. Cohen, **The Nation, *posted May 8
*Asks, "If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile - like crisis, will Trump be
free to resolve it peacefully?" The author is a professor emeritus of
history at Princeton University and New York University.*

*"Notre Dame Should Not Be Restored - Let It Stand as a Symbol of a Flawed
Way of Life"
<https://theconversation.com/notre-dame-should-not-be-restored-let-it-stand-as-a-symbol-of-a-flawed-way-of-life-115930?fbclid=IwAR3lSM-GpdCf6cWhknXkLyMSLyT4gxWJt-c-5b2CMjxusxvytBGlFlfEPMo>*
By *Amanda Power, **The Conversation, *posted May 1
*The author teaches medieval history at St. Catherine's College, University
of Oxford.*

*"The Poway Shooter Used an Age-Old Terrorist Tactic. The Media Fell for
It"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/29/what-links-isis-inspired-terrorists-white-supremacist-ones-like-poway-shooter/?utm_term=.90b81fcaa4e9>*
By *Ibrahim l-Marashi,* *Washington Post, *posted April 29
*The author teaches history at California State University San Marcos.*

*Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg and Margaret Power for suggesting articles
included in the above list. Suggestions for these occasional lists can be
sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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