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Israel Divestment Rally Speech

September 24, 2025 Paul Shannon

by Paul Shannon Below is a transcript of a short speech given by Mass. Peace Action member, Paul Shannon, at a rally in front of the Massachusetts State House on September 19, 2025, in support of Bill H.2984 which would divest the state pension from […]

The People’s Hunger Strike is Underway in Boston

September 23, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

By Jeannie Connerney The Peoples Hunger Strike began in Boston at the beginning of September in response to a group of Palestinians calling for an international hunger strike in solidarity with Gaza and as a means of escalating political pressure to end the genocide. The […]

Medford Divests from War Industries

September 17, 2025 Clare Sheridan

by Clare Sheridan On August 5, the Medford City Council passed the first reading of a values-aligned local investment ordinance to divest city funds from fossil fuel companies, private prisons, and weapons manufacturers. Medford, a near suburb of Boston, is home to 60,000 people, with […]

Trump’s AI Action Plan: How Deregulating AI Can Threaten Our Community

September 17, 2025 Aidan Panotes-Bengzon

by Aidan Panotes-Bengzon In the global race to advance artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the Trump Administration has been determined to place America at the forefront by any means necessary, even if reaching this goal requires prioritizing rapid private-sector growth over community protections, ethics, and safety. […]

China’s Commemoration Parade

September 17, 2025 Ken Y.

by Ken Y. Oh, wow! Did you watch it? By all accounts, it was a true SPECTACLE! However, that is where the consensus ends. There is a plethora of divergent descriptions and comments in the US media describing the parade as: A celebration of the […]

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 […]

Politics, Power, and Prejudice: Will Ireland Resist U.S. Pressure and Pass the Occupied Territories Bill?

September 4, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

by Jeannie Connerney On July 19, tens of thousands of people marched through Dublin in solidarity with Palestine. Among their demands were that the Irish government finally enact a bill first proposed and passed by both houses of parliament in 2018. The Occupied Territories Bill […]