Year: 2020 - Page 15 - Massachusetts Peace Action

Reflection on the Upcoming 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

July 19, 2020 Thea Paneth

This article originally appeared on Common Dreams It is one hundred seconds to midnight by the Doomsday Clock. For seventy-five years the world has lived on the edge of nuclear terror, the horrific knowledge that in a time frame as short as one hour, life […]

It’s Time to Address Racial Justice for Native Americans: Change the MA State Flag-Seal and Ban the Use of Native American Sports Mascots

July 16, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

Native American advocates, legislators, and supporters called for the Massachusetts Legislature to pass legislation important to Native Americans at a press conference held on the steps of the State House on Thursday, July 16 at 11 AM. The 3 bills are: 1. Resolve […]

Scientists Join Sen. Markey to Oppose Resumption of Nuclear Testing

July 16, 2020 Jerald Ross

by Jerry Ross and Jonathan Alan King On the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear test explosion in the New Mexico desert, leading scientists from across the country joined Senator Edward J. Markey at a virtual press conference to express their strong opposition to the […]

The Other Public Health Crisis: Gun Violence in Mexico

July 8, 2020 Maria Termini

by Maria Termini Countries around the world are wrestling with one of the worst public health crises of modern times, as the coronavirus continues on its ravaging course. Many have died, many are experiencing the painful effects of this disease, and many are living in […]

Supreme Court Allows Dreamers to Stay in US – For Now

July 8, 2020 Sunny Robinson

Part IV of the series Voices from the Border: A Cry for Justice by Sunny Robinson In a significant victory for immigrants, the US Supreme Court on June 19th released a 6-3 decision that, for the moment, preserves DACA (Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals.) While […]

Protect Immigrant Families. Support the Safe Communities Act!

July 8, 2020 Cole Harrison

Protesting the Looting of CITGO and US Warlike Policies on Venezuela

June 27, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

On June 23, 2020, more than a dozen activists braved the extreme heat and held a protest outside Congressman McGovern’s office in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, to protest the escalation of the deadly sanctions by the US government on Venezuela and the looting of Venezuela’s foreign […]