Month: December 2023

MAPA Voices: “EARTH’S FAUSTIAN DILEMMA: THE MIDDLE EAST” by Carol Rae Bradford

December 19, 2023 Carol Rae Bradford

EARTH’S FAUSTIAN DILEMMA: THE MIDDLE EAST LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON EACH TURNING OVER IN THEIR GRAVES THE PRESENT LEADERS ONLY SERVE TO MAIL FUNDS OR SEND OUT THEIR KNAVES. BIBI ENJOYS HIS POWER TO KILL HE LAUGHS WHILE MILLIONS CRY ‘CUZ THE U.S.’S GREAT, MONEY-HOT […]

MAPA Voices: “CEASE FIRE!! CEASE FIRE!!” by Peter Kakos

December 19, 2023 Peter Kakos

How can I celebrate holidays When relatives lie crushed under missiles fresh from Scranton; How can I enjoy the upcoming dinner When homeless masses face empty makeshift tables in tents; How can I toast the future When young mothers of Gaza have no […]

MAPA Voices: “Tools of Palestinian Terrorists” by Bruce Taub

December 19, 2023 Bruce Taub

Tools of Palestinian Terrorists by Bruce Taub The Palestinian terrorists Offer us food until we are full And then offer more In order to explode us Serving us tea, coffee, juice, soda, milk, water Until we are sprouting Force us to say things Only people […]

Supplemental Woes: US Congress unable to pass Biden’s military aid package

December 19, 2023 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey Two months ago, in the wake of the October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel, President Biden made a primetime speech to the nation. He asked for the US Congress, and the American people to approve over 105 billion dollars in supplemental spending […]

MAPA Responds to Rising Dangers, as US Engages in Proxy Wars

December 19, 2023 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison As the year draws to a close, Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) marks its passage by taking stock. How has the world changed in relation to this time last year and what are we doing to respond? How are we wrestling with the […]

Free Palestine march, Oct 22, 2023, Newbury St., Boston. Photo: Cole Harrison/MAPA

2023 Year End Report: MAPA Responds to Escalating U.S. Wars

December 18, 2023 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison MAPA had a busy year in 2023 as it worked in many directions to present a peaceful alternative to the nation’s increasingly warlike policies. The Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Gaza wars dominated the headlines as the two U.S. proxy wars reminded everyone that the […]