Month: August 2026

Evan Mackay supporters canvass, Aug 16, 2026: Photo: Mackay for Cambridge

Vote Evan MacKay for State Rep from Cambridge!

August 30, 2026 Jackie Dee King

Dear Friends, This coming Tuesday, we urge you to vote Evan MacKay for State Rep from Cambridge! Evan (they/them) is running for state representative in the 25th Middlesex District. They are the peace candidate in the race and a leader in the movement to reform […]

Vote for Peace on Tuesday, Sept 1!

August 27, 2026 Cole Harrison

by Jackie Dee King As the U.S. foments wars and enables genocide abroad, Massachusetts voters in many districts will have a chance next Tuesday to elect candidates who stand for peace and justice. Mass. Peace Action has endorsed and worked for the 15 candidates listed […]

What Are Massachusetts’ Foreign Policy Values? The Globe’s Moulton Endorsement Leaves Out the Hardest Questions

August 26, 2026 Brian Garvey

The Boston Globe’s endorsement of Seth Moulton argues that his foreign-policy positions are “consistent with the values of most Massachusetts voters.” But what exactly are Massachusetts’ foreign-policy values? The Globe emphasizes Moulton’s courage as a Marine officer in Iraq, his independence, his opposition to Donald […]

“Fund Healthcare, Not Warfare”: Lifeline for Progressive Victory?

August 26, 2026 Ali Issa Asad

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Those were the words of President Trump regarding the ongoing war with Iran, made in a post on Truth Social. The war has become a very public stain on the current administration and […]

Markey and Moulton on Nuclear Weapons

August 24, 2026 Dan Shaw

by Dan Shaw and Beth Verani “The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.” — Albert Einstein, 1946 It has been eighty years since Einstein issued this warning, but the danger of […]

Why We Support Alison Leary for State Representative

August 22, 2026 Susan Mirsky

by Susan Mirsky and Nina Kammerer MAPA has endorsed Alison Leary’s campaign to unseat State Representative John Lawn, in the 10th Middlesex District, which includes parts of Newton, Waltham, and Watertown. We want to share with you, residents of that District, why we support Alison […]

Elect Erika Uyterhoeven for Human Rights

August 21, 2026 Paul Shannon

When Erika Uyterhoeven was the only Massachusetts legislator willing to file a bill calling for divestment of the Mass. state pension plan from companies providing Israel with the weapons it uses to carry on its genocide, Christine Barber was no nowhere to be found. Now […]