Month: December 2025

“I.C.E. Was Here”: Parish Stands Firm Amid Local Raids

December 17, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

By Jeannie Connerney On November 4 a group of unmarked black cars pulled up in front of the Allston Car Wash on Cambridge Street. Masked I.C.E. agents emerged and abducted nine employees, including three from the same family. Workers were prevented from visiting their lockers […]

The Cold War is Alive and Well in the Waters of the Caribbean

December 9, 2025 Hayat Imam

by Hayat Imam President Donald Trump’s provocative acts towards Venezuela and the attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea are against military and international law. As we struggle to make sense of actions that are being described as murder and war crimes, it may help […]

Lawless Strikes off Venezuela also Threaten Justice at Home

December 9, 2025 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey The “double-tap” attacks on Caribbean vessels paired with the pardon of a top-level convicted Honduran trafficker reveal a disturbing drift, where presidential will determines justice, not the rule of law. Precedents like these are already influencing domestic law enforcement, from ICE raids […]

Denazification of Ukraine and the World

December 9, 2025 Anatol Zukerman

by Anatol Zukerman I was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, but lived most of my Soviet life in the Moscow, Russian Federation. My mother was born in Kremenchug, which, like Kharkov, is now in the center of a raging war. She survived Jewish pogroms in imperial […]

The winter effects on those living in tents in Deir El Balah © November 2025 UNRWA photo

Palestine: The Genocide Continues

December 9, 2025 Paul Shannon

by Paul Shannon Don’t be fooled: The Trump “peace plan” is just genocide under a different name. The very idea of an independent Palestine is under existential attack with the acquiescence of the international community. Implications for our movement against genocide in Palestine The Trump […]

Peace Advocates Rally Against War in Venezuela

December 3, 2025 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek On Saturday, Nov. 22, over 75 protesters rallied at Park Street Station in downtown Boston, to declare that we do not want the United States to attack Venezuela, bringing us into yet another endless and futile war. This rally and march were […]

Boston Activists Mark Day of Solidarity with Palestine as “Ceasefire” Violations by Israel Continue

December 3, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

by Jeannie Connerney On Saturday, Nov. 29, events around the world marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Started in 1978, the day commemorates United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181. This partition plan, which was adopted by the U.N. in 1947, intended […]