[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/10/14: Lemisch book available on-line; Links to recent articles of interest

First, a note: Jesse Lemisch’s long-out-of-print On Active Service in War and Peace: Politics and Ideology in the American Historical Profession (1975), based on a paper he delivered at the 1969 AHA convention, is now available on-line. Here are links to it on the History News Network site and Academia.Edu.

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"America's Coup Machine: Destroying Democracy since 1953"

By Nicolas J. S. Davies, AlterNet.org, posted April 8

Traces a pattern of US interventions, drawing a parallel with happenings in present-day Venezuela

"America's Peace Ship"

By Lawrence S. Wittner, Huffington Post, posted April 8

The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany. This article concerns the soon-to-be restored Golden Rule and its predecessors.

"Stand Firm, John Kerry"

By Zbigniew Brzezinski, Frank Carlucci, Lee Hamilton, Carla A. Hills, Thomas Pickering, and Henry Siegman, Politico, posted April 8

Calls on the Obama administration to resist unreasonable Israeli demands in the current negotiations

"The Crucible of Iraq"

By Chris Hedges, Truthout.org, posted April 7

Lengthy review of Hasan Blassim's new book of short stories, which Hedges calls "the most important book to come out of the Iraq War"

"Syria's Ongoing Carnage"

By Richard Sale, Truthout.org, posted April 1

On the dynamics of the Syrian civil war, and how they have changed over time

"The Nativist Origins of Philippines Independence"

By Richard Baldoz, Truthout.org, posted April 1

On the background of US legislation agreeing to the independence of the Philippines

"The 30-Year US/Iran Nuke Standoff: We Started it in the Reagan Days"

By David Stockman, "Stockman's Corner" blog, posted March 26

The author was director of the Office of Management and the Budget under President Reagan.

“Brown Is the New Black”

By John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted March 26

On the rise of far-right influences in Russia

"A Review of Manufactured Crisis"

By Edward S. Herman, Z Magazine, posted March 26

Review essay on Gareth Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

"Al-Qua'ida's Second Act"

By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, posted March 21

Brings together all five parts of the author's detailed  series on the failure of the War on Terror, with special focus on Saudi Arabia

"Seven Decades of Nazi Collaboration: America's Dirty Little Ukraine Secret"

Interview with Russ Bellant, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted March 18

Thanks to Rosalyn Baxandall, Steve Gosch, Larry Wittner, and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.