[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 12/2/20: "Racial justice and peace history"; Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Note: **Peace & Change, *the journal of the Peace History Society, is
planning a special issue on "Racial Justice and Peace History: Is it
'Different' This Time." See the Call for Contributions
<https://www.peacehistorysociety.org/announcements/racialjustice.php> for
more info.



*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"After Trump's Lies, the Establishment's Tripe and Self-Deception"*
<https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/after-trumps-lies-the-establishments-tripe-and-self-deception>
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **The American Conservative, *posted December 1
*"The idea of an American-led world order is as detached from reality as
Trump's insistence that he won Pennsylvania and Wisconsin." The author is a
professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston
University.*

*"1918 Germany Has a Warning for America"*
<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opinion/trump-conspiracy-germany-1918.html>
By* Jochen Bittner, **New York Times, *posted November 30
*Compares Trumpian lies about the November 3 election to the "stab in the
back" myth that spread in post-World War I Germany. According to that myth,
Germany's military could have kept fighting had it not suffered betrayal by
civilian politicians. The author is an editor and writer for the German
weekly *Die Zeit.

*"Is the Nationalist Tide Receding?"*
<https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/is-the-nationalist-tide-receding>
By* Lawrence Wittner, *ZNet, posted November 29
*On setbacks to right-wing populist political movements in countries such
as Germany, Brazil, and (with Trump's defeat) the US. The author is a
professor emeritus of history at SUNY Albany.*

*"In Bid to Kill a Biden Return to Iran Nuclear Deal, Israel Assassinates
Leading Nuclear Scientist"*
<https://www.juancole.com/2020/11/nuclear-assassinates-scientist.html>
<https://www.juancole.com/2020/11/nuclear-assassinates-scientist.html>
By *Juan Cole,* Informed Comment blog, posted November 28
*The title of this article conveys its analysis. The author teaches Middle
East history at the University of Michigan.*

*"Say No, Joe"* <https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/25/say-no-joe>
By *Stephen Wertheim, **Foreign Policy, *posted November 25

*The author, a historian and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for
Responsible Statecraft, sets out five ways on which the Biden
administration can avoid mistakes of the past: avoid the pursuit of global
military dominance; deliver on the promise of ending the "endless wars";
eschew trying to police the Middle East; resist NATO expansion; and temper
U.S. militarism toward China.*

*"An American Pogrom: Uncovering the Truth About the 1898 Massacre of Black
Voters in Wilmington, North Carolina"*
<https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/11/19/wilmington-american-pogrom>
<https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/11/19/wilmington-american-pogrom>
By *David W. Blight, **New York Review of Books, *November 19 issue
*A review essay on David Zucchino's forthcoming book *Wilmington's Lie: The
Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy *(Atlantic Monthly
Press, due January 2021).*

*"Blaming the Messenger: Trump, the KKK, and the War on Historians"*
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/178137>
By *David Whelky, *History News Network, posted November 8

*Describes campaigns during the 1920s to enforce "patriotic" history in
American schools, similar to current attacks by Donald Trump and his allies
on critical history. The author teaches history at the University of
Central Arkansas.  *
*
<https://covertactionmagazine.com/2020/11/08/beware-of-the-hawk-what-to-expect-from-the-biden-administration-on-foreign-policy>*
*"'We Are Many': A Documentary Looks Back at the February 15, 2003 Antiwar
Protests - and Looks Forward Too"*
<https://peaceandchangeblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/04/we-are-many-a-documentary-looks-back-at-the-february-15-2003-antiwar-protests-and-looks-forward-too>
By *Robert Shaffer, **Peace & Change *blog, posted November 4
*A review essay on Amir Amirani's documentary film *We Are Many,* which
depicts and analyzes the worldwide day of mass demonstrations aimed at
averting the 2003 US-Led invasion of Iraq. The author is a professor
emeritus of history at Shippensburg State University.*

*"Mythologies Without End: The U.S., Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict,
1917-1920"* <https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/178033>
By *Jerome Slater, *History News Network, posted November 1
*This article is adapted from the author's book of the same title,
published in November 2020 by Oxford University Press. The author is a
professor emeritus of political science at the University of Buffalo.*

*"Fools' Game: Why United States Provocations Towards China Will Lead to
Disaster"*
<https://covertactionmagazine.com/2020/10/25/fools-crusade-why-united-states-provocations-towards-china-will-lead-to-disaster>
<https://covertactionmagazine.com/2020/10/25/fools-crusade-why-united-states-provocations-towards-china-will-lead-to-disaster>
By *Jeff J. Brown and Jeremy Kuzmarov, **Covert Action, *posted October 25
*Provides historical background on China's relationship to the West,
including especially the US. Co-author Jeremy Kuzmarov teaches history at
Tulsa Community College and** has had four books published on US foreign
policy, including *Obama's Unending Wars *(Clarity Press, 2019).*
<https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2020-10-22/cia-chile-anatomy-assassination>
*"The Bolivian Left's Election Win Is a Positive Sign, But It Inherits a
Dire Situation"*
<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/21/bolivian-left-election-win-covid-luis-arce-bolivia#comments>
By *Kevin Young, **The Guardian, *posted October 21
*Gives the background of the 2019 coup that deposed Evo Morales and the
decisive victory of his party in October 2020 elections, along with the
challenges that the new government will face. The author teaches Latin
American history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is the
author of *Blood of the Earth: Resource Nationalism, Revolution, and Empire
in Bolivia* (U. of Texas Press, 2017). *

*Thanks to an anonymous reader for suggesting some of the articles in the
above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com
<jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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