June 7, 2024 A letter to my fellow peace activists, and the left more broadly, This past week saw the crossing of a dramatic danger line in global conflict: for the first time since the invention of the atomic bomb, the US has authorized the […]
By Joseph Fandrey On Saturday June 8th, 75,000 demonstrators from across the country descended on Washington DC to protest the US’ support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In early May, Biden drew a red line for invading Israeli forces saying: “if [IDF forces] go into […]
By Susan Nicholson THE BACKGROUND Since the landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice on January 26, 2024 that at least some of Israel’s actions in Gaza are plausibly described as genocide (South Africa v. Israel), South Africa has returned to the ICJ on […]
by Rowan Sporte Ehn In the late-stage capitalist imperialist society that has been shaped by years of oppression and the insatiable need for growth, it is hard to be surprised when large corporations utilize queer ideologies to rake in profits. June marks the beginning of […]
By John Berkowitz After more than two years, the Ukraine War is at an inflection point. Or is the more accurate word a crisis point? A very dangerous one, and not just for Ukraine and Russia, but potentially for the world. All eyes have been […]
by Rowan Sporte Ehn and Grace Sanford In collaboration with the Warheads to Windmills Coalition, MAPA, along with accompanying lobbyists, went to the Massachusetts State House to push for the Nuclear and Climate Commission Bill (H.783/S.1488), the Back from the Brink Resolution (S.1487), and the […]
by David Detmold The Massachusetts Senate voted 30 – 9 on Thursday, May 23rd to require Governor Maura Healey to take the next step in the historic process of replacing the violent imagery of the Massachusetts flag and seal. The vote came in the form […]
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