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The Real Origins of the Ukraine War, and Why It Matters Today: with Prof. Ivan Katchanovski

The Real Origins of the Ukraine War, and Why It Matters Today: with Prof. Ivan Katchanovski

Tue Jun 23 7:00 pm EDT
Tuesday June 23rd @ 7pm ET Ukrainian-born Prof. Ivan Katchanovski, a political scientist at the University of Ottawa, will discuss ...
"Truth and Consequence", a Book by Daniel Ellsberg

“Truth and Consequence”, a Book by Daniel Ellsberg

Thu Jun 25 7:00 pm EDT
A talk with the book's editors, Michael Ellsberg and Jan Thomas. Join us for a conversation with Michael Ellsberg, son ...
The Voice of Hind Rajab

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Sat Jun 27 1:00 pm EDT
Cambridge
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire ...

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Trump's Ebola Response Demonstrates Hegemony, Not Partnership

Trump’s Ebola Response Demonstrates Hegemony, Not Partnership

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U.S. foreign policy has long had the tendency of treating third world countries as something less than sovereign nations and partners. From practicing regime change to flexing its economic dominance, the U.S. has used its powerful global position to enforce its will in sovereign third world countries. The recent Trump … Read More
US-Iran deal announced. Here's what it means.

US-Iran deal announced. Here’s what it means.

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By Brian Garvey The United States and Iran have announced an initial agreement to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That is significant news. It is a step in the right direction. It is also not the end of the crisis. We should be clear about what … Read More
Promises Without Peace: The Limits of U.S. Diplomacy

Promises Without Peace: The Limits of U.S. Diplomacy

Today, it is nearly impossible to go a day without hearing about U.S. foreign policy. Words of “peace talks” and “negotiations” continue to be thrown around by various news outlets, yet these claims also continue to be countered by other nations and world leaders, who offer different narratives of what … Read More
A War on Cuba is A War on Human Rights

A War on Cuba is A War on Human Rights

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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
ShotSpotter Surveillance To End in Cambridge

ShotSpotter Surveillance To End in Cambridge

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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
Our World Needs A Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty More Than Ever

Our World Needs A Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty More Than Ever

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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