Year: 2026 - Page 3 - Massachusetts Peace Action

May Day in Havana

May 5, 2026 Merri Ansara

May Day in Havana started off at 5 am with people marching from 4 different points in the city to the Anti Imperialist Tribunal in on the Malecón seafront Boulevard, and in front of the US embassy. The crowd was estimated at more than 500,000, […]

What is the US-Israeli War on Iran About? Hint: It’s Not Iran’s “Nuclear Weapons Program”

May 5, 2026 Jeff Klein

Trump and his administration have offered a grab-bag of justifications for the US-Israeli attack on Iran: “democracy” for Iranians, regime change, ending Iran’s supposed support for regional “terrorism,”and eliminating its missile capability that supposedly threatens the US (it doesn’t). Lately, the purpose has centered around […]

Lesley University goes on Strike

May 1, 2026 Kenechukwu Nwobi

by Kenechukwu Nwobi Faculty members at Lesley University announced a two-day strike that was set to begin on Tuesday after nearly two years of unsuccessful contract negotiations. The strike came during a period of financial instability for the university, declining student enrollment, and the recent announcement that […]

War Crimes in an Age of Impunity

April 29, 2026 Abigail Greenblatt

Last week, on Wednesday, April 22, Amal Khalil, a Lebanese journalist, was targeted and killed by Israeli forces while reporting on an earlier Israeli attack with her colleague Zeinab Faraj. Khalil and Faraj took shelter in a building, where rescue workers tried to reach the […]

May Day Rallies in Boston and Across the Nation: “Workers Have the Power, Not Billionaires!”

April 28, 2026 Jonathan King

Trade unions and allied peace and justice organizations will be marking International Workers Day this Friday, May 1, with marches, rallies and, in some cases, work stoppages in communities across the country. Join us, and other MAPA members, for actions in Boston and across Massachusetts! […]

A Laboratory of Calculated Cruelty

April 23, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

The World Stands with Palestinian Prisoners “I refused to leave the hospital and sacrifice my patients, so the army punished me by killing my son.” These are the words of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was one of 180 medical personnel arrested for refusing to […]

The Farce of American Diplomacy

April 23, 2026 Brian Garvey

The Farce of American Diplomacy American diplomacy isn’t just failing. No one seems to know what it’s supposed to be doing. By Brian Garvey The latest round of Iran talks has bounced between negotiations, airstrikes, and ceasefires. Agreements are announced, then denied, then walked back. […]