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Indian-American voters in Washington, DC celebrating removal of Trump on Nov. 7. DW.com photo

Defeat of Trump Is a Crucial Victory, but Our Work Has Just Begun

November 10, 2020 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison A broad-based, democratic people’s movement and voter turnout of historic proportions defeated Donald Trump’s bid for a second term and elected Joe Biden president and Kamala Harris vice-president in early November. The faux-populist, openly racist, authoritarian politics of Trumpism were beaten back, […]

Where do We Go from Here? Breakout Sessions

November 8, 2020 Cole Harrison

The following Breakout Sessions will be held at the Where do We Go from Here? Preparing our Movements for the Next Four Years conference, December 5-6, 2020, by Zoom. Breakout Session #1 – 11:05 am to 12:05 pm What’s the Matter with Massachusetts? A survey […]

Join Phone Banking for Peace Candidates!

October 7, 2020 Cole Harrison

Peace Action is prioritizing phone banks for Mike Siegel (D-TX-10) and Kara Eastman (D-NE-02) for the next three weeks. We will be phone banking for Mike Siegel every Tuesday; 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 7pm-9:45pm Eastern time Sign up here https://www.mobilize.us/siegelfortexas/event/302336/ We will be Phone banking for […]

Defending the Election and Our Democracy

October 7, 2020 Cole Harrison

Remarks delivered by Joseph Gerson at the “Defending the Election and Our Democracy” webinar, October 6, 2020. Watch the video. Several months ago, before the Trumpian assault on our electoral process became as blatant as it is now, but as it became clear that Trump […]

Rallies Across Massachusetts and the Nation Say: Ban Nuclear Weapons, Fund the People

September 27, 2020 Cole Harrison

In Amherst, Bedford, Boston, Bridgewater, Brookline, Cambridge, Easthampton, Newton, Northampton, Sherborn, Sunderland, Worcester — Massachusetts rallied yesterday to #EliminateNuclearWeapons and #FundHumanNeeds. San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Milwaukee, Chicago, Binghamton, and Malloy, IA, joined them in #CriesFromEveryCorner Were you there? What did […]

Robbie Goldstein for Congress

August 13, 2020 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Dr. Robbie Goldstein for the Eighth Congressional district. Robbie is running against Stephen Lynch, who has too often supported our forever wars in the Middle East. Electing pro-peace candidates is a priority for Massachusetts Peace Action. Dr. Goldstein is an internist […]

Mass. Peace Action and Others Pressure Biden and Trump to Include Nuclear Disarmament in Campaign Platforms

August 13, 2020 Cole Harrison

by Jessica Corbett. Originally published in Common Dreams “The United States urgently needs a leader who will have the courage to look at, think hard about, and speak openly about the dire perils posed by our country’s vast nuclear arsenal.” A coalition of progressive groups […]