Year: 2023 - Page 9 - Massachusetts Peace Action

‘Ukraine: A Time for Peace’ Campaign Launched

August 8, 2023 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon Every day, United States involvement in the war increases. Every day, the death toll and suffering mounts. And every day, the danger of terminal nuclear war remains ever present as one side or the other gains the upper hand. In response, many […]

The Panic Over “Israeli Democracy”

August 8, 2023 Jeff Klein

By Jeff Klein The supposed struggle for “Israeli democracy” has been a major story lately here in the US. Coverage has been featured on the front pages of our mainstream media, as well as in a flood of commentary from the world of liberal punditocracy. The prominent […]

Watertown community commemoration of Hiroshima Day, Watertown dock, August 6, 2023, Photo: Cole Harrison/ MAPA

Never Again – End the New Cold War

August 7, 2023 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison Remarks delivered at “Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki” event, Watertown Sq Dock on Charles River, August 6, 2023 On July 16, 1945, the first nuclear weapon in human history was detonated in the desert of New Mexico. The story of the Trinity nuclear […]

Hiroshima, Tectonic Geopolitical Change, and The Light of Hiroshima

August 6, 2023 Joseph Gerson

Presented at the World Conference Against A & H Bombs, Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2023. Friends, It is a delight and privilege to rejoin the World Conference. Given the increasingly dangerous great power confrontations and accelerating nuclear arms races, as well as the unique opportunity […]

Massachusetts Remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 5, 2023 Evelyn Miller

(Cambridge) Aug. 5 – On the 78th anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Massachusetts, peace activists and faith groups across Massachusetts will gather and reflect, calling for worldwide abolition of nuclear weapons. Saturday, August 5 Northampton, 11am, King/Pleasant and Main Streets […]

Looking to Sell Weapons, Military Contractors Push Arms Race With China

July 25, 2023 Jonathan King

By Jonathan Alan King & Richard Krushnic This article originally appeared in Truthout.org. Manufacturing in China has long supported the relatively high standard of living of millions of U.S. residents while helping U.S. corporations profit handsomely. Apple, Tesla, General Motors, Nike, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm have significant manufacturing […]

Tell Congress: Stop Cluster Bombs to Ukraine!

July 7, 2023 Graham Aiken