The war on Cuba is not separable than the war on human rights and human welfare here at home. If it succeeds, it will establish the right of military might over the right of self determination. It will drive thousands of desperate Cubans to our shores, where they will join … Read More
MAPA’s Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity Working Group collaborates with The Black Response Cambridge (TBR Cambridge) and recently heard their analysis of the effects of the use of ShotSpotter technology in Cambridge. Interestingly, we learned that the neighborhoods in Cambridge where this surveillance technology has been installed roughly correspond to … Read More
Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. We need the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as much as ever. That is why this Review Conference is so important. It’s an opportunity to hammer-out the measures that will help avoid certain disaster, and to put … Read More
Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Jonathan Paz for Congress in Congressional District 5. Jonathan Paz is a former Waltham City Councilor, immigrant rights organizer, and son of immigrants, running for Congress in MA-05 against Katherine Clark. Clark is the House Minority Whip, making her one of the most powerful Democrats in … Read More
By David Detmold, Montague It has been six months now since the last meeting of the Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission. Call me naïve, but has the political will to accomplish this long-awaited change vanished from the statehouse and the governor’s office in this gubernatorial election year? Banish … Read More
Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Jeromie Whalen for Congress in Congressional District 1 over incumbent Richard Neal. Jeromie Whalen has proven himself to be both a fierce advocate of the same values and policies that MAPA fights for, and also a skilled communicator and campaigner, ready to take on Richard Neal … Read More
