Massachusetts Peace Action proudly endorses Alex Morse for Congress in Massachusetts’ first district, which includes Springfield, Holyoke, and the Berkshires.  Morse is challenging incumbent Richard Neal, who has held the office for thirty-one years. Alex Morse will be a leader on peace. He is committed …

by Andrew King As the coronavirus has spread across the globe, infecting more than 3.2 million people so far, the United States today leads the world with more than a million confirmed cases and 61,000 deaths.  The Trump Administration has responded to the crisis with …

by Cole Harrison

Mass. Peace Action has endorsed Sen. Edward Markey for reelection in 2020. Markey has a strong progressive track record on issues of peace and foreign policy. He is the unquestioned leader in the US Senate on nuclear disarmament, at a time when the US and Russia are tearing up the few remaining arms control treaties. For years, Markey has championed legislation to cut our insane nuclear weapons arsenal and to put controls on their use. Now, he a leader in the efforts to prevent war with Iran.

A Webinar with Prof. Robert Vitalis With the global market for oil greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic it’s time to reexamine the US alliance with Saudi Arabia, a relationship that is so deeply connected to the vast oil wealth of Saudi Arabia. Join Massachusetts …

Massachusetts Peace Action is proud to endorse two progressive candidates for the State Legislature Special Elections, scheduled on June 2, 2020. We support Carol Doherty  in the 3rd Bristol district Danillo Sena in the 37th Middlesex . Carol Doherty (3rd Bristol – Taunton, Easton area) …

by Jeff Klein The Israeli government is getting ready to formally annex large swaths of the occupied West Bank, apparently with the assent of the Trump administration. This action would culminate decades of settlement building, land seizures and dispossession of Palestinians in the territories where …

Armed militias threaten elected officials in Democratic states, with open Administration encouragement.  As Trump faces potential defeat in November due to his bungling of the COVID pandemic, he is firing inspector generals, assaulting the rule of  law, distributing PPE based on political criteria, and whipping …

by Tanuja Joshi Sanctions are often presented as valuable, non-violent tools of foreign policy. The argument goes: Sanctions allow countries to put pressure on other governments or individuals without engaging in military warfare or harming civilians. To the headline-skimming, casual observer, sanctions may seem like …

Originally published in Truthout The U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are furiously mobilizing to develop vaccines and drug therapies against COVID-19, as rapidly as possible. As of May 12, more than 1,400 clinical trials were underway to evaluate potential COVID-19 drugs and vaccines. Unfortunately, the fully …

by Jackie Dee King An elderly man with a 103-degree fever and other Covid-19 symptoms was told by his daughter and son-in-law he had to leave their crowded family house in Chelsea because they had a three-month-old baby. The man had been denied tests and …

2020 is the 400th Anniversary of the Landing of the Mayflower and is also one of the largest pandemics in our history. The Department of Interior (DOI) chose this time of hardship and confusion to attack the very Native American tribe that helped the Mayflower …

by Richard Krushnic The enormously dangerous and expensive upgrading of the US nuclear triad is moving full steam ahead under the Trump Administration. The speed with which contracts are being awarded and work begun on new weapons systems will make it harder for any future …