News - Massachusetts Peace Action

MAPA Endorses 2nd Round of Candidates and Ballot Questions

May 20, 2026 Sam Levine

Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA), the largest grassroots peace advocacy organization in the state, announces endorsements for six candidates running for Congress or the State Legislature. Each of these candidates have shown a commitment to building peace through supporting diplomacy over war, opposing ICE violence at […]

Peace with Iran is Possible, Just Look at China

May 20, 2026 Jeanne Trubek

The United States and Israel are waging a misguided war on Iran. Meanwhile, China, who the US sees as its biggest geopolitical rival, seems to have stayed out of it. Judging from how this war has played out, the US could stand to learn from […]

Rent Control is Good for Communities

May 20, 2026 Kiam Jamrog-McQuaid

Housing advocates across the state have worked to put rent control on the ballot this November, in an effort to slow the rampant displacement caused by the housing crisis and by unreasonable rent increases that outpace inflation. Passing this ballot initiative would limit annual rent […]

Re-Elect Senator Ed Markey

May 15, 2026 Brian Garvey

Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Ed Markey for re-election to the U.S. Senate. MAPA has worked closely with Ed Markey during his tenure in the Senate. He is a leading advocate for controlling nuclear weapons and has called for a “no first use” nuclear policy. Markey […]

EARTH AND WATER – Endangered!

May 6, 2026 Hayat Imam

We just celebrated Earth Day and paid tribute to our home, the beautiful planet that tenderly nurtures us. Our responsibility must be to continue the same love and concern for this earth, not just for a day but for the other 364 days as well, […]

May Day in Havana

May 5, 2026 Merri Ansara

May Day in Havana started off at 5 am with people marching from 4 different points in the city to the Anti Imperialist Tribunal in on the Malecón seafront Boulevard, and in front of the US embassy. The crowd was estimated at more than 500,000, […]

What is the US-Israeli War on Iran About? Hint: It’s Not Iran’s “Nuclear Weapons Program”

May 5, 2026 Jeff Klein

Trump and his administration have offered a grab-bag of justifications for the US-Israeli attack on Iran: “democracy” for Iranians, regime change, ending Iran’s supposed support for regional “terrorism,”and eliminating its missile capability that supposedly threatens the US (it doesn’t). Lately, the purpose has centered around […]