Year: 2026 - Page 7 - Massachusetts Peace Action

The Iran War is an Affordability Disaster for American Families

March 6, 2026 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey We are one week into Trump’s war on Iran. Gas prices are already up more than 11%. The Dow Jones has erased all of its 2026 gains. These are the real, immediate costs of a new war of choice. Wars in the […]

Brian Garvey speaks at the "Stop the War on Iran Rally", Boston, March 2, 2026, a freezing day. Source: Cole Harrison, Randy Wurster

Our Tax Dollars Should Build Schools, Not Bomb Them

March 4, 2026 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey People across the US, and around the world, are already rising up against the new illegal war on Iran. Demonstrators are filling the streets in opposition to another war in the Middle East. The speed of the response is striking, but so […]

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 […]