by Lila Li On January 15th, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal, halting fifteen months of conflict in the Gaza Strip that killed over 47,000 people. Over half of them were women, children, or older people. The territory is devastated. At the time of […]
by Jania James We were warned. The signs were there, etched into the melting glaciers, whispered through the dying forests, and screamed by the tempests that razed entire cities. And still, time slipped through our fingers. On January 28, 2025, the Bulletin of the Atomic […]
The Death Wish of the “Elites” by Bill Astore Originally published at Bill Astore’s Bracing Views Substack. Isn’t it high time we “augment” our nuclear force “posture”? Shouldn’t we fight to achieve peace through nuclear “strength” and “deterrence”? Isn’t it smart to “refurbish, rebuild, and […]
by Allie Cislo The Multifaith Coalition decries the Mayor’s choice to deny an overflowing room of Pro-Ceasefire constituents a vote on the record In a 6-5 vote, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty opted Jan. 7 to ignore the calls of the 1500+ petition signatories, Muslim, Jewish, […]
By Grace Cowell On the eve of Trump’s inauguration, amidst dropping temperatures and a looming snowstorm, over 300 individuals representing a variety of activist groups in Massachusetts gathered at Roxbury Community College to prepare for the political climate of the next four years. Upon arrival, […]
by Paul Shannon Harvard’s Jan. 21 decision to impose the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’ (IHRA) definition of antisemitism on its campus underscores the University’s complete failure to rise to the occasion of opposing Israel’s crimes against humanity, its subservience to the Israeli lobby, and […]
Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) welcomes the 6-week ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas which went into effect on January 19. The agreement brings a pause in the devastating carnage in the Gaza Strip after 15 months of deadly Israeli attacks that killed at least 50,000 […]
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