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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 […]

Domestic Politics Haunt US-Iran Talks

December 13, 2021 Tom Huf

by Tom Huf Not all analysts were optimistic about the window of opportunity for a quick return to the Iran Nuclear Deal in the first month of the Biden Presidency. The prospects for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred to as the […]

Boston Passed a Back from the Brink resolution!

Boston City Council calls on US Government to Pursue Nuclear Disarmament

December 10, 2021 Cole Harrison

The Boston City Council has passed a resolution urging our federal leaders to make nuclear disarmament the centerpiece of national security policy. It was introduced by Liz Breadon, district councilor from Allston-Brighton. In the photo, Councilor Breadon holds up a petition signed by 300 Boston […]

Understanding and Resisting the New Cold War

December 7, 2021 E. Martin Schotz, MD

by E. Martin Schotz, MD We are constantly bombarded with messages telling us that if our country and our way of life are to survive we must weaponize, weaponize, weaponize… We must recognize this as Cold War messaging to be resisted, and help others do the […]

Marty Nathan. Photo: Debby Pastrich-Klemer

Marty Nathan, ¡Presente!

December 5, 2021 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action remembers our dear sister, Martha (Marty) Nathan. She died November 29 of cancer and congestive heart failure at the age of 70. She co-led Western Massachusetts work on 2012’s Budget for All Referendum and follow-on efforts to cut the Pentagon budget. She […]

Indigenous activists demanded a Just Transition at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Oct 31- Nov 13, 2021.

COP26 Reflection: Indigenous Peoples Demand a Just Transition

December 5, 2021 Jean-Luc Pierite

by Jean-Luc Pierite No “false solutions” such as carbon markets and net zero schemes and free, prior, and informed consent from Indigenous nations are the demands going into COP26 and going forward. With the support of Rios to Rivers, International Rivers Network, and Empathy Accelerator, […]

Rosemary Kean, member of MAPA's Fund Healthcare, Not Warfare group, and a retired nurse, spoke about Massachusetts residents' many needs for healthcare at the "No More Billions for Israel's Crimes - Fund OUR Needs in These Harsh Times" rally, Nov. 29, 2021, Boston. Photo: Pat Westwater-Jong/MAPA

Should Mass. taxpayers fund urgent needs at home – or Israel’s human rights violations?

December 5, 2021 Nancy Murray

by Nancy Murray On Nov. 29, nearly 70 people defied the cold to mark the UN-declared International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at Boston’s Downtown Crossing. ‘No More Billions for Israel’s Crimes – Fund OUR Needs in These Harsh Times’ was the theme […]