This mostly forgotten war led to Mexico losing over half its territory and the United States expanding to the Pacific. The lecture examines the political and economic background of the conflict, what led to it, and the roles of such factors as Texas annexation in 1845, slavery, racism, the Democratic and Whig parties, and Manifest... Read more
The Center for Global Justice
Research/Learning for a Better World & Empowering a Solidarity Economy
Programs
Our regular series of weekly seminars are resuming. You will be able to join at https://globaljusticecenter.org/globaljusticereport. These online events are free of charge, but we rely on individual contributions to see us through. Please help out if you can.
Videos of Past Events
 Bruce Hobson & Meizhu Lui October 20, 2025 |
 October 11, 2025 |
 Lee Ragsdale and Erick Nava Palomino September 29, 2025 |
 Rebecca Grant September 22, 2025 |
 A Play by David Haddad July 26, 2025 |
 Rebecca Eichler July 14, 2025 |
 Dr. Tomasso Fabbri May 12, 2025 |
 Harry Targ March 17, 2025 |
 Laura Carlsen March 10, 2025 |
 Omar S. Dahi March 3, 2025 |
 Joe Belden February 17, 2025 |
 José Alfredo Gutiérrez Falcón February 3, 2025 |
Upcoming Events
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 1:30pm
CST
Joe Belden
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende
