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Supreme Court Allows Dreamers to Stay in US – For Now

July 8, 2020 Sunny Robinson

Part IV of the series Voices from the Border: A Cry for Justice by Sunny Robinson In a significant victory for immigrants, the US Supreme Court on June 19th released a 6-3 decision that, for the moment, preserves DACA (Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals.) While […]

Protect Immigrant Families. Support the Safe Communities Act!

July 8, 2020 Cole Harrison

Protesting the Looting of CITGO and US Warlike Policies on Venezuela

June 27, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

On June 23, 2020, more than a dozen activists braved the extreme heat and held a protest outside Congressman McGovern’s office in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, to protest the escalation of the deadly sanctions by the US government on Venezuela and the looting of Venezuela’s foreign […]

Ranked choice voting can promote equality

June 27, 2020 Vernon K. Walker

by Vernon K. Walker first published in Commonwealth Magazine “I am convinced that if we are to get on to the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, 1967 Dr. […]

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Guide for Faith Leaders

June 22, 2020 Nicholas Smaldone

As members of Mass. Peace Action and of our own faith communities, we invite you to join in the worldwide commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this August, 2020. On August 6 and 9, 1945, U.S. atomic bombings […]

Opinions on the 2020 Presidential Race

June 22, 2020 Jackie Dee King

Mass. Peace Action proudly endorsed Bernie Sanders for President and worked hard for his election. Since he suspended his campaign on April 8 and endorsed Joe Biden, we have focused on defeating Trump in November and supporting crucial down-ballot candidates. Our members have expressed a […]

Joe Biden Accepts the Nomination for the Democratic Party's Ticket for President of the United States - Wilmington, DE - August 20, 2020 Photo by Adam Schultz / Biden for President

Opinion: Joe Biden for President!

June 22, 2020 Carol Coakley

Since the departure of our endorsed Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders from the race, Mass. Peace Action members have expressed a range of views about the presidential race. This is one of a series of opinions written by members on the race as it stands now. […]