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State Legislature Session Produces Mixed Results

August 16, 2022 Cole Harrison

The 2021-22 session of the Massachusetts Legislature brought some successes to peace and progressive activists and some disappointments. The Work and Family Mobility Act, which would give Massachusetts drivers’ licenses to residents without legal immigration status, passed both houses of the legislature. MAPA testified and joined […]

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen exchanges gift with U.S. Democrat Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Photo: Taiwan Presidential Office

Sen. Markey’s Taiwan Visit is Unwise and Unhelpful

August 15, 2022 Cole Harrison

We are very disappointed to learn that Sen. Ed Markey has led a new Congressional delegation on an official visit to Taiwan, only 12 days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did the same. This delegation is unhelpful and unnecessary. The United States should not be […]

Ukraine Peace Rally, Boston, May 7, 2022

Reaching the Public on Ukraine: Peace Talks Now, Not Weapons Shipments!

July 13, 2022 Cole Harrison

While the Russian invasion is a criminal act, the U.S. and NATO did much to provoke it, and are now using Ukraine as a pawn to bleed Russia and weaken it. There is plenty of blame to go around. But you wouldn’t know this by […]

Boston Resolution calling for an end to the embargo on Cuba

Boston City Council Passes Resolution Calling for the End of the U.S. Embargo of Cuba

July 13, 2022 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison The Boston City Council voted today to pass Resolution 0618 calling for the end to the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba and for greater medical, cultural, and educational ties between the two countries. Kendra Lara, Boston City Councilor for District Six and member […]

Progressive Democrats Don Helmets, Embrace US-Russia Proxy War

June 15, 2022 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison As the criminal Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth month, the peace and progressive movement has some hard rethinking to do. Congress has appropriated $54 billion for the Ukraine war – $13.6 billion in March and $40.1 billion on May 19 […]

State Legislature Bills Advance

May 30, 2022 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison Four bills supported by MAPA are moving forward in the state legislature. The bill to establish a Special Commission Relative to the Existential Threat Posed by Nuclear Weapons to Massachusetts. (H.3688 / S.1555) reflects growing concern about nuclear war in the context of the Russia/Ukraine […]

Peace in Ukraine Rally, Boston, May 7, 2022

Ukraine rally calls for Negotiations

May 9, 2022 Cole Harrison

“Each day now, the war in Ukraine is moving step by step toward a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia” claim the organizers of 3 peace rallies in Massachusetts Boston, May 7 — Today concerned Massachusetts and Rhode Island residents in Boston, Fall River, […]