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Lift the sanctions on Venezuela - Northamption May 16 2020

End the Sanctions on Venezuela! No Mercenary attacks on Venezuela

May 17, 2020 Yoav Elinevsky

Today a group of activists from the Latin America Solidarity Coalition of WMASS, Green Rainbow Party Pioneer Valley Chapter, Western Massachusetts Codepink, and Massachusetts Peace Action demonstrated on the Coolidge Bridge in Northampton calling for an end to US the sanctions against Venezuela, and an […]

Car Rally calls for solidarity and an end to sanctions

May 8, 2020 Juliana DeSimone

May 1st, also known as “May Day,” is typically an occasion for demonstration and advocacy in support of some of the most marginalized members of society. With this year’s social distancing restrictions, a rally seemed impossible. Mass Peace Action, however, rose to the challenge and […]

8 of 9 Massachusetts Reps. call for continued Iran arms embargo

May 6, 2020 Cole Harrison

We deplore the support of 8 of 9 members of Massachusetts’ House delegation on a very counterproductive letter supporting the Adminstration’s goal to extend the UN’s arms embargo on Iran. Read the letter here. Unfortunately, Reps. Jim McGovern, Katherine Clark, Joe Kennedy III, Richard Neal, Lori […]

Climate Justice: Environmental Movement Needs a Soul-Searching Reset

April 30, 2020 Rosemary Kean

Third contribution to a discussion about the new documentary “Planet of the Humans”. Read the other contributions here by Rosemary Kean The proficiency of corporate capitalism in co-opting ideas and people that threaten its demand for infinite growth is demonstrated in the history of the […]

Cuba’s Internationalist Response to Covid-19

April 30, 2020 Andrew King

by Andrew King As the coronavirus has spread across the globe, infecting more than 3.2 million people so far, the United States today leads the world with more than a million confirmed cases and 61,000 deaths. The Trump Administration has responded to the crisis with […]

COVID-19 Time: Reduce Military and War Budget

April 30, 2020 Yoav Elinevsky

Invest in Public Health Care for All and the Green New Deal Reduce and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons To highlight the urgent need to reduce our spending on wars and militarism a small and safe demonstration was held yesterday, April 29, 2020, next to the L3Harris […]

The Meltdown of the Careerist Greens

April 29, 2020 Cole Harrison

The article “Skepticism is healthy, but Planet of the Humans is toxic“, by Timmon Wallis, has generated debate in our organization. We are posting this article to present an opposite perspective – Ed. by Michael Donnelly. First published in Counterpunch “It’s all got to change. […]