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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 […]

Massachusetts State Legislature Committee Backs Bill to Form Commission on Nuclear Weapons Threat

May 6, 2022 Chloe Steele

May 6, Boston — On Wednesday, May 4, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security in the Massachusetts State House voted favorably on Resolve H.3688 / S.1555. Providing for an Investigation and Study by Special Commission Relative to the Existential Threat Posed by […]

NEW POLL: 80% of MA Democrats support bill to establish a MA Nuclear Weapons Commission

May 3, 2022 Coleman Harrison

For Immediate Release uesday, May 3, 2022: A new poll, conducted on behalf of NuclearBan.US by the polling company, YouGov [1], reveals that 63% of Massachusetts adults – including 80% of those who identify as Democrats – support the establishment of a Citizens’ Commission to investigate […]

Reimagining Communities: Decarcerated, Healthy, Thriving and Safe

March 31, 2022 Claire Gosselin

by Claire Gosselin In Massachusetts and across the nation, people are challenging the criminal legal system: Why, they ask, are so many people incarcerated in the US? Does incarceration really provide justice, solve crimes, or improve communities? On the contrary, there’s ample evidence that incarceration […]

Peace and Progressive State Bills Move Forward

February 22, 2022 Catherine Henning

by Cate Henning Massachusetts Peace Action and Massachusetts Peace and Justice Network filed a set of 7 bills with the State legislature in 2021-22, and Massachusetts Peace Action stood in strong support of 12 additional bills. In a long overdue step towards immigration justice, the […]

Airmen from the 90th Maintenance Group maintain and repair Minuteman III ICBMs on alert status Dec. 18, 2019, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY. Photo: Senior Airman Abbigayle Williams, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs

“Progressives” Split as Most Democrats Support Massive Pentagon Budget Hike

December 14, 2021 Paul Shannon

by Paul Shannon and Cole Harrison The 363-70 House vote Dec. 7, and 88-11 Senate vote Dec. 15, in favor of a massive $778 billion Pentagon budget, shows clearly that the only thing most Democrats and Republicans can agree on is to bring ruin to […]

The People's Press Conference addressed Rep. McGovern outside his Northampton office, Nov. 12, 2021

Activists Press McGovern for Action on Venezuela, Cuba, and Palestine

December 5, 2021 Hector Figarella

by Hector Figarella On November 12th, a group of constituents gathered with Congressman Jim McGovern (CD2-MA) outside of his Northampton office for the People’s Press Conference, organized by the Anti-Imperialist Action Committee, Massachusetts Peace Action (MPA), River Valley Democratic Socialist of America (DSA), Code Pink […]