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MAPA Endorses 1st Round of Candidates

April 15, 2026 Sam Levine

Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA), the largest grassroots peace advocacy organization in the state, announces endorsements for six candidates running for Congress or the State Legislature. Each of these candidates have shown a commitment to building peace through supporting diplomacy over war, opposing ICE violence at […]

Elect Willie Burnley Jr. and Julia Mejia!

October 29, 2025 Brian Garvey

Willie Burnley Jr. for Mayor of Somerville by Brian Garvey Massachusetts Peace Action is proud to endorse Willie Burnley Jr. for Mayor of Somerville. Burnley, who currently serves as an At-Large Somerville City Councilor, has consistently connected local issues facing the people of Somerville with […]

Reaching out for Block the Bombs at the Democratic State Convention. Photo: Barry Hock

Democratic State Convention delegates call for Block the Bombs

September 17, 2025 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison As Israel’s genocide in Gaza approaches the two year mark, the Democratic State Committee offered a draft platform that was silent on the genocide and on all foreign policy and peace issues. Delegates entering the Democratic State Convention in Springfield Sept. 13 […]

The world is turning on Israel. Will Katherine Clark listen?

August 13, 2025 Sam Levine

We seem to be at a critical point in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The TV screens, newspapers, and social media screens around the world are being flooded with the images of starving men, women, and children. Recently two Israeli organizations, B’tselem and Physicians for Human […]

Zohran Mamdani’s Victory is About More Than Just New York City

June 25, 2025 Sam Levine

By Sam Levine 33-year old democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani’s victory over scandal ridden and disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo paves the way for a future apart from tired Democratic establishment rhetoric, giving Americans hope for the left after the election of Donald Trump. Cuomo was […]

“I voted” stickers in English and Spanish, Virginia, USA, November 2014. (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) photo.)

My Thoughts on the Election

November 8, 2024 Jania James

by Jania James I found out about the election results around 6:30 in the morning with my roommate by my side, and I was hit with a mix of feelings, mostly disappointment, but not entirely surprise. I had a sense this would be the outcome […]

Trump Won. Peace was a Factor.

November 8, 2024 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey After an unexpected landslide victory Donald Trump will become the 47th President of the United States and Vice President Kamala Harris won’t. After elections there is always the temptation among the electorate to give up and check out of politics or to […]