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Activists Protest Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf Tournament

October 2, 2022 Paul Shannon

(Lancaster, MA) Residents of a number of Massachusetts towns gathered at the shuttle bus location at the Bolton Fair Grounds in Lancaster to protest Saudi Arabia’s LIV golf tournament taking place at “The International” golf course in Bolton. They sought to raise awareness about the […]

Raytheon Technologies: A nuclear threat

October 1, 2022 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon Raytheon Technologies is the second largest military contractor in the world, with $64 billion in net sales. Internationally, it is one of the top three arms suppliers, selling its weapons to numerous countries, and employing 174,000 men It has close […]

Stop Raytheon’s Nukes: Introduction

October 1, 2022 Kathie Malley-Morrison

by Kathleen Malley-Morrison Mass Peace Action (MAPA) has launched a new campaign, in which its Raytheon working group has joined forces with its nuclear disarmament working group, to disclose and confront the role of Raytheon Technologies in bringing the world closer to nuclear holocaust. The […]

Boston Dynamics robot dogs. Photo: siliconrepublic.com

The Spoils of War: Why Boston is No Longer the “Athens of America”

September 23, 2022 Tom Valovic

by Tom Valovic Originally published in Common Dreams Massachusetts has long had a reputation for being one of the most liberal states in the nation. According to an article published in Stacker, Massachusetts has the most liberal voters of any state in the nation ranked […]

Raytheon’s Role in U.S. Global Military Dominance

September 19, 2022 Jackie Cabasso

by Jackie Cabasso The United States military encircles the globe through its operation of 11 Unified Combatant Commands. Composed of forces from two or more armed services, the Unified Commands are headed by four-star generals and admirals who operate under the direct authority of the […]

Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely

September 19, 2022 Richard Krushnic

by Richard Krushnic Raytheon Technologies’ Paveway guided bomb has been the primary weapon used by the Saudis in Yemen since the expansion of the war early in 2015. With the targeting and refueling assistance of the US, the Raytheon bombs hit fields, flocks, irrigation pumps, […]

Mural on the wall separating Lebanon from northern Israel: “Gate of Return” depicting Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa seen through a hole blown in the wall, with the joined faces of Hezbollah and Palestinian fighters to its right. MAPA photo/ Jeff Klein

With Lebanon’s Shi’a: ”One foot in Heaven, One Foot in Resistance”

September 18, 2022 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein The border between Lebanon and Israel is perennially tense. Israel has invaded Lebanon at least three times and it occupied much of Lebanon’s south for eighteen years, until forced out by resistance fighters in 2000. Retaliatory missiles have flown from across the […]