Category: Action Report

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 […]

A Brief History of May Day

April 22, 2026 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek Why did May 1st become International Workers Day throughout the world? It began with a general strike in the United States. The country was experiencing a long economic depression that started in 1873 and continued for 5½ years. The Great Upheaval – […]

Nuestra America Convoy to Cuba

April 1, 2026 Merri Ansara

Amplifying the Narrative: Cuba deserves to live free of US strangulation and imposition “Nobody should have to be resilient just to be able to get to tomorrow” – Danny Valdes, Cuban Americans for Cuba Those were the words of Danny Valdes, prominent DSA member and […]

Palestinians Commemorate Land Day as Israel Legalizes Their Executions

March 31, 2026 Jeannie Connerney

Fifty years ago on March 30, 1976, six unarmed Palestinians were murdered by Israeli soldiers and police as they protested illegal confiscation of Arab land in the West Bank. Israel had planned to expropriate approximately 7.7 miles of land for Jewish settlements and military use […]

No Kings, No War: Massachusetts Raises Its Voice Against Illegal Wars

March 31, 2026 Brian Garvey

On March 28, 2026, thousands of people took to the streets across Massachusetts and the nation for the third No Kings demonstration, demanding an end to the Trump administration’s escalating wars abroad and its assault on democracy at home. Across more than 3,300 events in […]

Medford Divests from War Industries

September 17, 2025 Clare Sheridan

by Clare Sheridan On August 5, the Medford City Council passed the first reading of a values-aligned local investment ordinance to divest city funds from fossil fuel companies, private prisons, and weapons manufacturers. Medford, a near suburb of Boston, is home to 60,000 people, with […]

Belgium just had its biggest protest in history – why?

March 12, 2025 Carrie Hou

by Carrie Hou On Thursday, February 13, over 100,000 people in Belgium took to the streets of Brussels to protest the new coalition government austerity plans. Led by unions, who called for a general strike, the protest was one of the biggest in Belgium’s history, […]