The Military-Industrial Complex in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is the 6th largest state in the nation in terms of military spending, and it's home to 6 military bases.
Related Resources:
- Military-Industrial Contractors in Massachusetts: A research report on the top 20 military contrators by Andrew Romanowski
- iRobot's Transition from Military to Commercial Business: A research report by Jun-li Ping
- Profile of Pentagon Spending in Massachusetts: Research notes by Bill Hartung and associates
- Massachusetts Peace Action Opposes Military Bond Bill
- Convergence: Economic Conversion and Jobs. Report of a workshop at the Autumn Convergence, November 2013
- Economic Conversion Now. 30-minute video of a 1985 UMass Boston conference on economic conversion
- Drone Research: The Little-Known Collaboration Between Academia and the Pentagon, Subrata Ghoshroy, May 2014
Action Alerts
- ACT Now to Stop a New Pro-Israel Attack on the Right to Boycott January 7, 2019
- Change the Massachusetts Flag and Seal January 7, 2019
- Peace and Justice Calendar, December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018
- Building the progressive movement, with peace at its core December 31, 2018
- Tell Congress - Block Trump's threats to the world's nuclear disarmament effforts December 27, 2018
What’s New
- Cambridge City Council Calls for Change to State Flag and Seal May 16, 2019
- “Spill the Tea!” Reflections from the Massachusetts Truth and Poverty Bus Tour May 16, 2019
- Talks, not Missiles and Aircraft Carriers, to improve Iran relations May 8, 2019
- Raytheon A No-Show At Walk For Hunger Following Pressure From Human Rights Activists May 5, 2019
- Boston’s Truth and Poverty “Spill the Tea” Tour, 2019 May 3, 2019