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“Elephant in the Room” Project Raises Awareness

April 25, 2020 Tony palomba

by Tony Palomba It was an idea born out of frustration with the Democratic presidential debates. Why are the hosts not asking more questions about our bloated military budget and why aren’t the candidates talking about it? This lack of attention to the most obvious […]

Skepticism is healthy, but Planet of the Humans is toxic

April 22, 2020 Timmon Wallis

Originally posted on Vote to Survive by Timmon Wallis It can be refreshing to watch a true believer taking a deeper look at their own sacred cows. But in his rush to be open-minded about his long-cherished environmental beliefs, Jeff Gibbs has thrown out the […]

Alex Morse for Congress

April 22, 2020 Brian Garvey

Massachusetts Peace Action proudly endorses Alex Morse for Congress in Massachusetts’ first district, which includes Springfield, Holyoke, and the Berkshires. Morse is challenging incumbent Richard Neal, who has held the office for thirty-one years. Alex Morse will be a leader on peace. He is committed […]

Observing Social Distance, Northampton Car Rally calls for COVID-19 Solidarity

April 21, 2020 Cole Harrison

On April 20, 2020 nearly twenty cars joined a rally in the streets of downtown Northampton, Massachusetts calling for national and international solidarity as we face the Covid-19 pandemic. Signs were placed on cars calling for an end to the US sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, […]

Protesters challenge Raytheon support of JFK Library Space Celebration

Why Raytheon?

April 20, 2020 Paul Shannon

“Our work is still to insure peace, paradoxically through developing the world’s most powerful weapons systems…and these works are wonderful works indeed.” —General Electric chairman, Fred Borch, 1964 “Together, we’re advancing defense strategy, protecting people and infrastructure through proven solutions that make that world a […]

“Not Me. Us!”

April 16, 2020 Jackie Dee King

by Jackie Dee King, Cole Harrison, and Brian Garvey That stirring slogan of the Bernie Sanders movement has never been more important, now that he has suspended his campaign for president. While we—his millions of supporters—are still grieving, we also have much to be proud […]

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What a crisis reveals

April 10, 2020 Jeff Klein

First published in the Dorchester People for Peace Update, April 10, 2020 A crisis can highlight faultlines in a society that are less visible in “normal” times. It is now impossible to ignore that our fragmented and mostly privatized healthcare system is not up to […]