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The Biden Doctrine

March 26, 2024 Hoffmann the Organizer

by Hoffmann the Organizer In a recent lead editorial in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman boldly labels the governing philosophy of the era we’re living in: “The Biden Doctrine.” In that piece he limits the scope of this doctrine to the Middle East, hailing […]

Poor People’s Campaign Marches on State Houses Across the Nation, Demanding an End to Poverty

March 25, 2024 Jonathan King

by Jonathan King On March 2, hundreds of low-income residents, religious leaders and social justice advocates marched from the site of the Boston Massacre at the old State House to the 54th Regiment monument in front of the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill. The […]

Can Nuclear War be Prevented?

November 28, 2023 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek On November 15, 2023, about 25 people from Watertown MA and surrounding suburbs attended the November monthly meeting of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment. The Peace and Common Security Working Group, with cosponsors Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, Back […]

Leading Biomedical Scientists Say Research Suffers While Pentagon Budget Grows

September 27, 2023 Jonathan King

by Jonathan King When the Covid 19 pandemic engulfed our country, many couldn’t understand how the richest, most scientifically advanced nation in the world could be so unprepared. Our Fund Healthcare Not Warfare working group understood that, in addition to the lack of a coherent […]

Fund Healthcare Not Warfare: Second Annual Forum presenters Rep. Carol Doherty, Lindsay Koshgarian, Deborah Weinstein, and Shailly Gupta Barnes. Photo: MAPA Livestream

Fund Healthcare Not Warfare Forum Brings National Leaders Together

June 29, 2023 Jonathan King

By Jonathan King At the June 11, 2023 Fund Healthcare Not Warfare Forum, attendees heard chilling descriptions of efforts by corporate forces to privatize and monetize health care, both in general hospitals and in the Veterans Administration system. These stories alternated with uplifting accounts of […]

Public education, housing, and healthcare are key elements of a peace economy

Fund People, Not the Pentagon: MAPA Launches “Peace Economy” Campaign

May 20, 2023 Jonathan King

by Jonathan King Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents are struggling just to get by. Patients are unable to pay their medical bills. Tenants are worried about eviction and future housing. Parents are still concerned about Covid-19 safety in dilapidated school buildings. T riders are […]

Fund Health Care Not Warfare 2023 Work Plan

April 28, 2023 Jonathan King

Fund Healthcare Not Warfare The FHCNW campaign has about 7 active monthly members who are working on efforts across the state and country for improving access to healthcare and increasing public health funding. The FHCNW group meets monthly to discuss progress on legislative campaigns, plan […]