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Landmark UN Report on Israeli Genocide

October 8, 2025 Susan Nicholson

by Susan Nicholson On September 16, 2025, the UN published a landmark 72-page report concluding that Israel has committed, and is continuing to commit, genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. The report, entitled “Legal analysis of the conduct of Israel in Gaza pursuant to the […]

Are We Waking Up Fast Enough to the Dangers of AI Militarism?

October 8, 2025 Tom Valovic

by Tom Valovic AI is everywhere these days. There’s no escape. And as geopolitical events appear to spiral out of control in the Ukraine and Gaza, it seems clear that AI, while theoretically a force for positive change, has become has become a worrisome accelerant to […]

Why I’m On Hunger Strike

September 30, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

by Jeannie Connerney The author participated in The People’s Prescription, and this is a statement she read at the Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church in West Roxbury on September 13. My name is Jeannie, and today is the third day of my hunger strike. I’m […]

Defending our National Guard: Massachusetts Bill Would End Unconstitutional Deployments

September 30, 2025 Jason Brand

by Jason Brand “When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists” — Ron Paul Legislation currently before the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs would prohibit the Massachusetts National Guard from being deployed into “active duty combat” unless […]

Members of the State Commission on Antisemitism at Sept 25, 2025 hearing. Frame from State Legislature webcast

Antisemitism Commission Targets Israel Critics

September 25, 2025 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison The following is a transcript of the author’s testimony at the State Commission on Combatting Antisemitism (SCCA) hearing, September 25, 2025. My name is Cole Harrison. I’m a staff member for Massachusetts Peace Action, which represents 2400 members in the Commonwealth who […]

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 […]