The war in Ukraine is a disaster for the people of Ukraine and Russia, and a grave threat to every person on the planet. Massachusetts Peace Action condemns the Russian invasion and calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, the speedy withdrawal of all Russian […]
by Rami Derbel 51.28 million vaccines 846.8 thousand children receiving medical care 556.3 thousand adults receiving medical care 189.5 thousand veterans receiving medical care 227.4 thousand units of public housing 3.2 million houses with solar energy 3.4 million houses with wind power 27 thousand clean […]
By Ryan Kiel Zabel In 2022, defense spending in the United States is drastically high, three times more than the next highest defense spender, China1. A big part of the increase in spending in the twenty-first century has come as a result of the United […]
by Pat Hynes This article originally appeared in the Greenfield Recorder. As a young woman in 1968, I was deeply inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s passion to stir the conscience of America about widespread poverty among people of all colors. With the Southern Christian […]
by Nick Mottern This article originally appeared in Informed Comment. (Special to Informed Comment) – The basic conclusion that I came to after reading Pat Hynes’ “Hope, But Demand Justice” is this: If we humans are to survive, women must achieve decisive roles in governments, on an […]
by Hayat Imam These remarks were delivered at the Tax Day March and Rally against Boston Financiers of Raytheon on April 19th, 2022 Our military budget is a scandal. It is 54% of our discretionary spending, a staggering $740 billion dollars. This is more money […]
The House of Representatives last night approved $40 billion of aid to Ukraine 368-57. All Democrats and all Massachusetts representatives voted yes. Massachusetts Peace Action’s executive director, Cole Harrison, issued the following statement: Yesterday, previously antiwar Democrats who should know better have uncritically embraced the […]
by Yoav Elinevsky On Friday, May 6, 2022, more than a dozen peace activists from Western Massachusetts held a protest outside Congressman Jim McGovern ‘s office in Northampton, demanding freedom for Julian Assange and Alex Saab. Julian Assange was arrested in 2019 at the Ecuadorian embassy […]
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