With the MA Primary Election approaching on Tuesday, March 5th, we can use our votes to express our discontent with President Biden’s stance on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The staggering death toll in Gaza has now exceeded 30.000- the majority being women and children. […]
By Grace Sanford Colleges and universities have been melting pots for youth activism since the 1960’s with the outburst of protests against the Vietnam War. This trend has continued with the October 7th attacks in Israel, escalating tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine supporters on college […]
By Rowan Sporte Ehn On January 25, in a historic first, Alabama executed Kenneth Eugene Smith–an inmate on death row–using nitrogen gas. In 1989 Smith and John Forrest Parker had been found guilty of capital murder for the killing of Elizabeth Sennett. Later, in 1996, […]
The Peace Advocate is running a series of opinion pieces about the 2024 presidential election and candidates. We encourage our members and supporters to submit their analyses. We welcome different points of view. – The Editors This article was edited on Monday, March 4th to […]
by Cole Harrison It is an understatement to say that US policy in the Middle East is in disarray. The United States is involved in a geopolitical contest for control of the Middle East, which is still the center of the world’s oil supply. In […]
by Jeff Klein (This is an updated version of a previous article.) Just weeks after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Israel was plausibly committing Genocide in Gaza, Massachusetts Senators Warren and Markey voted for an additional $14 billion in US aid for […]
Empty words What is this world We live in? We change the numbers Of deaths each week Delete a three, add a six Such a simple task But is the result Of horror we can’t imagine. An execution, delete, add 15 A bombing, delete, add […]
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