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President of Mexico Shines at Summit of Latin American States

May 21, 2025 Ellen Mass

This article is Part Six of a series on Mexico’s history and economic development. You can read Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four,and Part Five. At the 9th Summit of CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum […]

Indigenous Leaders and Allies Launch the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda

May 21, 2025 Grace Cowell

by Grace Cowell On Monday, May 12, indigenous leaders, activists, and allies gathered at the State House for a day of action surrounding the Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda (MILA). The 2025-2026 MILA is composed of five bills: Mascot Bill: An Act Prohibiting the Use of […]

MAPA Voices: “I am a Jew by birth…”

May 20, 2025 Mark Stern

by Mark Stern I am a Jew by birth, and I have never renounced or shied away from Judaism. I have not changed my name or its spelling or converted to another religion. Half my family are Jews, including both of my children. And I […]

An Intrinsic Convergence of Justice, Peace and the Environment

May 14, 2025 Harris Gruman

by Harris Gruman The following is a transcription of the Keynote Presentation to the MAPA annual meeting by Harris Gruman on May 10, 2025. Ten years ago, Paul Shannon and Cole Harrison invited me to participate in a conference on building a convergence of the […]

No War with China

Let’s Alter the Image of China

May 14, 2025 Mark Stern

by Mark Stern It is my belief that it is critical to alter the image of China presented by the Democratic and Republican parties in order to minimize war. To that end I make the following points, not intending to glorify China or suggest it […]

Gen Z Might Be More Conservative Than You Think

May 7, 2025 Grace Cowell

by Grace Cowell On November 6, 2024, the day after Trump’s reelection, the air around the Northeastern University campus felt full of disappointment. As a political science student, naturally all of my classes that Wednesday turned into large discussions where most everyone was not only […]

Indian frontier guard at checkpoint in Kashmir Himalayas, June 2015. Photo: OlegD/ Shutterstock

South Asia on Brink of War

May 7, 2025 Hayat Imam

by Hayat Imam An act of terrorism in Kashmir has triggered a crisis in South Asia that is extremely alarming: two nuclear armed countries, India and Pakistan, are in a dangerous face off. Yesterday, India attacked 9 sites in Pakistan. This tense situation in Kashmir […]