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The Ukraine War: Getting Scarier Each Week

June 4, 2024 John Berkowitz

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 […]

May 22 Boston Day of Action Report

May 28, 2024 Rowan Sporte Ehn

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 […]

Massachusetts Senate Approves Amendment to Change the Flag and Seal

May 28, 2024 David Detmold

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 […]

Stop the Genocide Vigil at Harvard Commencement/ photo: Julia Kedge

Creative Protests Challenge Gaza Genocide

May 27, 2024 Paul Shannon

MAPA helped to stage two unique protests of the Gaza slaughter last week, a protest at Harvard Commencement and a street art project at the JFK Federal Building. At Harvard Commencement on May 23, MAPA and our allies organized 175 community members hailing from Watertown […]

Why Biden’s Red Line On Rafah is Too Little Too Late… and Not Enough

May 23, 2024 Brian Garvey

President Joe Biden’s decision to suspend some munitions to Israel has sparked controversy. This decision arises amidst Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued unwillingness to pause the long planned invasion of Rafah. Due to the timing of Biden’s decision, it raises questions about its significance. Does […]

MAPA Voices: “The Conundrum of the Keys” by Charlotte Moore

May 15, 2024 Charlotte Moore

by Charlotte Moore Artist Statement: “This is the story of keys belonging to refugees hoping, sometimes beyond hope, to return to their homes either demolished or lived in by others. This particular story affects me personally and has compelled me to speak out in the […]

US Is Losing In Ukraine. “Blame China”, Says Blinken.

May 15, 2024 John Walsh

Biden Admin Piggybacks Sinophobia onto Rampant Russophobia by John V. Walsh This article first appeared at Antiwar.com At the close of his recent trip to China, on April 26 while still in Beijing, Sec. of State, Anthony Blinken, made an extremely bellicose statement to the […]