Month: June 2026

Trump’s Ebola Response Demonstrates Hegemony, Not Partnership

June 18, 2026 Finn Smith

U.S. foreign policy has long had the tendency of treating third world countries as something less than sovereign nations and partners. From practicing regime change to flexing its economic dominance, the U.S. has used its powerful global position to enforce its will in sovereign third […]

US-Iran deal announced. Here’s what it means.

June 18, 2026 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey The United States and Iran have announced an initial agreement to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That is significant news. It is a step in the right direction. It is also not the end of the crisis. We […]

Promises Without Peace: The Limits of U.S. Diplomacy

June 18, 2026 Gabrielle Griffin-Fetsch

Today, it is nearly impossible to go a day without hearing about U.S. foreign policy. Words of “peace talks” and “negotiations” continue to be thrown around by various news outlets, yet these claims also continue to be countered by other nations and world leaders, who […]

A War on Cuba is A War on Human Rights

June 11, 2026 Merri Ansara

The war on Cuba is not separable than the war on human rights and human welfare here at home. If it succeeds, it will establish the right of military might over the right of self determination. It will drive thousands of desperate Cubans to our […]

ShotSpotter Surveillance To End in Cambridge

June 11, 2026 Spencer Piston

MAPA’s Racial Justice and Indigenous Solidarity Working Group collaborates with The Black Response Cambridge (TBR Cambridge) and recently heard their analysis of the effects of the use of ShotSpotter technology in Cambridge. Interestingly, we learned that the neighborhoods in Cambridge where this surveillance technology has […]

Our World Needs A Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty More Than Ever

June 11, 2026 Jeanne Trubek

Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. We need the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as much as ever. That is why this Review Conference is so important. It’s an opportunity to hammer-out the measures that will help avoid […]

Jonathan Paz for Congress!

June 5, 2026 Coleman Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Jonathan Paz for Congress in Congressional District 5. Jonathan Paz is a former Waltham City Councilor, immigrant rights organizer, and son of immigrants, running for Congress in MA-05 against Katherine Clark. Clark is the House Minority Whip, making her one of […]