by State Rep. Mike Connolly The police reform bill, “An Act relative to justice, equity and accountability in law enforcement,” was engrossed by the House on a vote of 93-to-66 late last night. This was the closest vote on major bill in the House in […]
Federal troops are sent to Portland, Oregon, without the consent of the the mayor or the governor. Refusing to identify themselves, the troops pull peaceful protesters off the streets and into unmarked vehicles and spirit them away. They fire rubber bullets and tear gas cannisters […]
Presentation by Noam Chomsky at a webinar “Authoritarianism and Democracy“, June 29, 2020. Watch video of the presentation and discussion This [webinar] is focusing on an issue that arises against a complex and threatening background. We happen to be living at a moment of human history […]
by Andrew King Nearly 200 essential workers and their allies rallied at the State House on July 20 to demand racial and economic justice as part of a national Strike for Black Lives that took place in many cities across the country. The rally was […]
By Juliana DeSimone This post is part one in a series about the intersection between peace issues and gender. This series is meant to push people to think critically about the ways in which women are distinctly impacted by peace issues. Issues of peace impact […]
Mass. Peace Action mourns the loss of Bruce Blair, a man as fierce in his call for “global zero” as he was gentle and kind to all around him. As a former missile launch officer, Bruce Blair traveled down into the heart of darkness. Then […]
People all over the world will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day, carrying forward the legacy of hibakusha – survivors – who remember the first A-bombed cities. By the end of 1945, around 213,000 people had died from radioactive blasts hotter than the surface of […]
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