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The World Cup: Uniting the World or Tearing it Apart?

July 2, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

“The beautiful game” of soccer is being played across the US, Canada, and Mexico and promises “to unite the world.” Beyond the view of stadium lights, television cameras, and smiling fans, however, lurk some ugly realities. Controversies started long before the World Cup began on […]

Erika Uyterhoeven for State Senate

June 30, 2026 Mark Stern

MAPA endorses Erika Uyterhoeven for State Senate in the 2nd Middlesex district, which covers Cambridge (Wards 9-11), Medford, Somerville, and Winchester (Precincts 4-7). Erika is a current State Representative who has consistently supported MAPA’s priorities in the State House. She has been a lone voice […]

Congress Should Condemn Trump’s Iran War — Not Sabotage the Diplomacy Needed to End It

June 25, 2026 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is already encountering major domestic headwinds. The Trump Administration is trying to sell a preliminary diplomatic framework as a triumph. Republicans who cheered the war are already arguing that Trump should have […]

Rally against war with Iran, Washington DC. Photo: Stephen Melkisethian/ flickr

If Starting the Iran War Was Wrong, Then Ending it is Right

June 25, 2026 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison The Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 17 by President Trump and Iranian President Pezeshkian provides a roadmap towards peace between the two countries. Peace advocates should support it. The journey to this point has been tortuous, the interim agreement contains numerous […]

How (And Why) AI is Eroding Democracy in the US

June 24, 2026 Tom Valovic

In the first few weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump announced a massive AI infrastructure project dubbed Stargate. It was an unexpected and rather odd event for a new administration’s first major initiative. It now seems obvious that the project was a highly coordinated initiative between the federal government […]

Trump’s Ebola Response Demonstrates Hegemony, Not Partnership

June 18, 2026 Finn Smith

U.S. foreign policy has long had the tendency of treating third world countries as something less than sovereign nations and partners. From practicing regime change to flexing its economic dominance, the U.S. has used its powerful global position to enforce its will in sovereign third […]

US-Iran deal announced. Here’s what it means.

June 18, 2026 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey The United States and Iran have announced an initial agreement to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That is significant news. It is a step in the right direction. It is also not the end of the crisis. We […]