On June 9th, the Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony from advocates of around 60 bills. Among those were MAPA’s bill to divest state pension funds from companies involved in the war in Yemen and another MAPA bill to divest state pension funds from […]
Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony in support of S 1703 and H 2597 While we face many urgent problems today, two existential dangers—the climate crisis and the growing possibility of nuclear war—threaten the very survival of our civilization and possibly our species. […]
Written testimony by Frances Jeffries regarding HB 2636 and Senate Bill 1735 to the meeting on June 9, 2021 of the Joint Committee on Public Service House Chair Gordon, Senate Chair Brady Every day each of us is inundated with an extraordinary amount of […]
by Alec Neilly & Andreas Hemmetter, Young World Federalists What would the global stance on nuclear weapons be if all the people of the world could express their views on the subject directly? What if we had a supranational body that democratically represented all world […]
On May 17th, activists took to the streets to demand that our tax dollars go towards the people and the planet, and not towards the profits of the wealthy and corporations. 17 speakers spoke at the event; you can watch the video here. Some of […]
A Moral Budget (S.1866 / H.2989) AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO REPORT ON THE MORAL BUDGET TO REVIVE, REPAIR AND REBUILD OUR ECONOMY This Act calls on Congress to pass a federal MORAL BUDGET that creates millions of jobs, invests in infrastructure, moves […]
by Jonathan King, Cole Harrison, and Alec Neilly The Massachusetts Peace and Justice Network has again partnered with progressive legislators to develop seven bills that were filed in the Mass. Legislature in January and February, the beginning of a new, two-year legislative session. […]
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