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Palestinian teenager Ali Abu Alia, killed by Israeli military forces December 4

Stop Sending Murder Weapons to Israel!

December 15, 2020 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein On December 4 this year, a Palestinian boy, Ali Abu Alia, was shot and killed by Israeli security forces as he watched a protest in his West Bank village of al-Mughayer. Unarmed villagers were demonstrating against the confiscation of their farm lands […]

Mass Evictions Loom as Moratorium Expires

December 1, 2020 Jackie Dee King

by Jacqueline King Tenants in Massachusetts will face a tsunami of evictions this fall and winter, if the state does not act to protect them. The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic consequences have caused tens of thousands of families to fall behind in their rents. […]

NO to ANY form of U.S. Military Presence in the Middle East

November 25, 2020 Shaghayegh Christine Rostampour

Not long ago, we shared a message to welcome the recent withdrawal of significant numbers of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. Our support for the recent move by the Trump administration to reduce the numbers of deployed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is proof that […]

Lessons from the Election and Demands for Joe Biden

November 12, 2020 Brian Garvey

We’re all happy that Donald Trump will be a one-term president. He is a divisive and impulsive figure who thoughtlessly threatens violence against foreign countries and citizens of the United States alike. He tore up international treaties and increased bombing and harmful economic sanctions. The risk of a second Trump […]

Mazandaran Province, Iran, 2020. Mohammad Rezaie / Unsplash

Take Action to End Sanctions on Iran

October 21, 2020 Brian Garvey

Senator Markey and Congressman McGovern Demand Fair Elections in Bolivia

October 18, 2020 Kevin Young

On October 15 and 16, days ahead of Bolivia’s general elections today, Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Jim McGovern demanded fair elections free from outside interference, in particular by the coup government, OAS, and the United States. Their statements come after the elections have been […]

How did your Rep. Vote on the Pentagon Budget?

July 31, 2020 Brian Garvey