The Massachusetts Korea Peace Campaign, a newly formed alliance of Korean-Americans and peace activists, delivered letters Feb. 20-27 to Massachusetts members of Congress calling on them to support South Korea’s efforts to reach a peace agreement with North Korea. Sign the letter today!  We will …

This article appears in the Winter 2019 issue of the Massachusetts Peace Action newsletter. Newly elected US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was attacked on Feb. 11 by leaders of both parties for pointing out what is obvious to anyone who follows politics in Washington: that …

Can television help engage and educate the public and raise awareness of profound political and social issues? Alexander Maggio, writer/producer and political advisor for the CBS TV hit political drama series “Madam Secretary,” will show the episode “Night Watch,” a dramatization of a false alarm nuclear …

by Jonathan King and Aron Bernstein This editorial was published in Science Magazine, March 1, 2019 Fifty years ago, on 4 March 1969, research and teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) came to a halt as students, faculty, and staff held a “research …

Kathy is just coming off her fast to call attention to the need for the U.S. to end its joint war with the Saudis against Yemen. She is founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and for many years has visited the war-torn countries of the …

Still Trapped in a Greater Middle Eastern Quagmire, the U.S. Military Prepares for Global Combat Major Danny Sjursen (ret.) was a U.S. Army and history instructor at West Point.  A native of Staten Island, NY, he graduated West Point and led reconnaissance units in both …

The Boston Globe‘s recent editorial “Hope for Venezuela” (Jan. 25) presents an alarmingly slanted perspective on US intervention in that country.  This is a situation ripe for the law of unintended consequences. The idea that the international community – or a self-selected portion of it …

Commonwealth Peace and Justice Agenda for 2019-2020 The Massachusetts Peace & Justice Network has partnered with allied legislators to submit a set of bills to the Massachusetts state legislature concerning nuclear disarmament, Middle East wars, military spending, legislative ethics, and the design of the state …

The City of Boston manages a $5 billion pension fund and $1.5 billion in cash.  The Boston City Council held a hearing on how to use social criteria in choosing these investments.  MAPA Next Gen member Ana Milosavljevic testified that investments in nuclear weapon producers, …

Wars, Military Spending and Tax Cuts for the Rich Are Hurting Our Communities – And Destroying the Planet! At least 60% of annual US “Discretionary Spending” goes directly to the Pentagon to finance wars and military spending; the Trump tax cuts overwhelmingly favor the wealthy …

Video Premiere of the new Chomsky film Internationalism or Extinction with Live, in-person Presentations by Noam & Amy Amy Goodman is the main host of Democracy Now!, the progressive global news program broadcast daily. To learn more about the award winning, pioneering journalist, visit her IMDB …