Increasing U.S. Economic and Military Support of Israel and Curbing the Right to Boycott S.1 (Rubio (R-FL)). Cosponsors: Total : 12. Passed the Senate Feb. 5, 2019, 77-23; both Massachusetts Senators voted No. H.R.336 (McCaul (R-TX)) Cosponsors: Total: 23 This legislation would continue U.S. military …
This article first appeared in the MAPA Winter 2019 Newsletter. As the Saudi-led war on Yemen approaches its fourth year, a new movement of students and young activists in Massachusetts has sprung up to oppose US involvement and call out the arms manufacturers that are …
This article first appeared in the MAPA Winter 2019 Newsletter. Peace and justice advocates from across the state have launched a campaign to bring the urgent issues of nuclear disarmament, the bloated military budget, and endless wars abroad into the Massachusetts Legislature. Mass. Peace Action …
This article first appeared in the MAPA Winter 2019 Newsletter. Over the past month, the Trump administration has taken brazen steps to undermine and overthrow the elected government of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. Trump officially recognized Juan Guaidó, the head of the National Assembly, …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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