January 2019
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“The Shutdown Is Trump’s Ultimate Attack on American Intellectual Life” By Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen, Washington Post, posted January 24. The author teaches history at the University of Wisconsin. “Why Is the Doomsday Clock Set at 2 Minutes to Midnight?” By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted January 24. The author is a professor emeritus of…
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Colleagues, Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-Pad) is concerned with threats of invasion and regime change in Venezuela. Below is a statement from Codepink denouncing moves in this direction. While we do not need to agree on what the Venezuelan government should do, and we don’t need to endorse everything the Democrats are saying, we…
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“The Collapse of the ‘War on Terror’ Paradigm” By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted January 2, 2019. The author teaches Middle East history at the University of Michigan. “C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger” By Mujib Mashal, New York Times, posted December 31, 2018. A detailed account of one aspect…