Whatever one thinks of Christopher Nolan’s powerful and disturbing film Oppenheimer, which opened recently at theaters in Massachusetts, it has sparked widespread discussion about the dangers of nuclear war – discussion which is desperately needed in these dangerous times. Recognizing the opportunity presented, MAPA members […]
by Jackie Dee King As the Ukraine war entered its second year, the leaders of the world’s two most heavily armed nuclear powers doubled down on their vows to carry the conflict through to victory. President Biden publicly reaffirmed his previous claims that the US […]
by Jackie King Three weeks after the police killing of a young Bangladeshi man who was experiencing a mental health crisis in a Cambridge neighborhood, an outpouring of community grief and outrage has continued to roil the city. Hundreds of people have attended rallies, city […]
by Jackie King “It’s time for a meeting!” — Bishop William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, thundered those words in Cleveland last month, summoning people from across the country to our nation’s capital on June 18 for the Mass Poor People’s […]
by Jackie King The Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign and their allies converged on the offices of US Rep. Stephen Lynch in Boston and Richard Neal in Springfield June 7 for a press conference to demand that they – and all the state’s representatives – co-sponsor […]
by Jackie King Members of the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign traveled from around the state last Saturday to support the nurses striking for safer staffing levels and better patient care at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. We repeatedly circled the hospital in a car caravan, […]
by Jackie Dee King In a move evoking the defiance of Martin Luther 500 years ago, more than 35 people representing the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign braved a cold wind and a global pandemic to rally on Beacon Hill March 15. As Luther nailed his […]
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