(Cambridge) Massachusetts Peace Action and the Raytheon Anti-war Campaign have joined forces to launch a new campaign focusing on how Raytheon Technologies, the weapons manufacturer with an extensive presence across Massachusetts, is playing an integral role in escalating the threat of nuclear war. As part of […]
Massachusetts Peace Action endorses these candidates in 2022. You can register to vote online or apply for an absentee ballot! What district am I in and where do I vote? House of Representatives Jim McGovern (District 2 — Worcester, Northampton, Greenfield, Leominster) One of Peace […]
by Brian Garvey The July trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel by President Joe Biden and August trips to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a delegation led by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey raise serious questions about US relations with both the Middle East […]
By Maryellen Kurkulos and Brian Garvey In the last week of July, the House of Representatives authorized another increase of the already bloated Pentagon budget to $839 Billion in a 329-101 vote. Not only does this represent a $67 Billion increase from last year, it’s […]
In order to bring attention to the growing demand for nuclear disarmament, peace activists across Massachusetts and in Rhode Island held dozens of events marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in August, 1945. Here are some highlights of those events. The […]
By Paul Shannon On Saturday, July 30th at Boston’s Fenway Park, the Raytheon Antiwar Campaign demonstrated at the Run to Home Base to highlight Raytheon Technologies’ hypocritical sponsorship of the charity event. A project of the Red Sox Foundation in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, […]
by Tanmayi Rayavaram Signed in 2015 by Iran and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (plus Germany), the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), nicknamed “The Iran Nuclear Deal,” allows world powers to monitor Iran’s nuclear activity in exchange for economic sanctions […]
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