Year: 2026 - Page 6 - Massachusetts Peace Action

Do Americans Really Want Another Middle East War?

March 4, 2026 Jeff Klein

By Jeff Klein Originally published in the Dorchester Reporter. As the Trump administration and Israel continue their attacks on Iran, opinion polls show that Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to yet another US war in the Middle East. Trump does not care. He says that the war will […]

Meet Us on the Malecón

March 4, 2026 Merri Ansara

by Merri Ansara On March 21, 2026 hundreds of people from the United States, Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world will converge in Havana calling for an end to the siege of Cuba by the United States. Organized by the Nuestra America […]

Claudia Sheinbaum’s Mexico: Social Reform, Sovereignty, and Regional Power

February 25, 2026 Ellen Mass

By Ellen Mass In 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum was popularly elected President of Mexico, becoming the first woman to hold the office. By 2026, she had been recognized internationally — named among the world’s most popular leaders by Forbes and one of the most stylish woman […]

The Ukraine war must end and it must end now!

February 18, 2026 Paul Shannon

by Paul Shannon On February 24 we mourn the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine War. Several weeks earlier, on February 5, we also marked the expiration of the New Start Treaty – the last remaining nuclear weapons agreement. The conflict continues to take thousands of […]

Celebrating Black History Month in 2026

February 18, 2026 Rosemary Kean

by Rosemary Kean The observance and celebration of Black History Month in 2026 has a special significance for at least two reasons. First is the fact that this year is the 100th anniversary of the tradition of raising up Black history in the month of […]

4th Anniversary of Ukraine War: How Did We Get Here?

February 11, 2026 Abigail Greenblatt

by Abigail Greenblatt As February 24th approaches, so does the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine. What Russian forces intended to be a swift invasion has become a grinding conflict claiming hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides. As the EU doubles down […]

Report from Havana

February 11, 2026 Merri Ansara

By Merri Ansara Many people in Cuba are living with the kind of fear that I can imagine many undocumented or partially documented residents in the US are experiencing—they have no idea when or how Trump is going to come after them, what their future […]