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Here Come the Militarized Robots (But There Go Our Civil Liberties)

April 14, 2023 Tom Valovic

By Tom Valovic Many decades ago, when science fiction was still whimsical and fun rather than dark and dystopian, we saw robots appear in popular culture that were benign and friendly. Some may recall Robbie the Robot from the movie “Forbidden Planet” and, of course, […]

Ira Helfand wins Gandhi-King-Ikeda Award

April 13, 2023 Cole Harrison

The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College has awarded the 2023 Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builder’s Award to Dr. Ira Helfand, a Northampton activist and MAPA member who initiated the Back from the Brink campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons According to Morehouse, […]

Why Venezuelans are Emigrating & the Struggles they Face

April 13, 2023 Megan Lee

By Megan Lee With the Russo-Ukrainian war causing countries to boycott petroleum relations with Russia, the spotlight is now on Venezuela. With the new attention, the humanitarian and economic crisis of Venezuela has gained more media traction, but the unheard story is the rise in […]

The Golden Rule is Coming to Boston

April 12, 2023 Cole Harrison

National Call-In Urges Biden to Remove Cuba from Terrorism List

April 11, 2023 Merri Ansara

by Merri Ansara Members of some 150 national and local organizations, including Mass. Peace Action, called the White House on March 15 and 16 to urge President Biden to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The hundreds of callers encountered long waits […]

Yemen Antiwar Activism Bearing Fruit as Negotiations Advance

April 11, 2023 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey Saudi negotiators arrived in Sana’a April 9 for negotiations with Houthi representatives on a deal that could end the Yemen war this month. In the wake of the Saudi/Iran deal brokered by China, the Saudis are reportedly agreeing to pay the wages […]

Federal budget: Moral or immoral?

April 10, 2023 Patricia Hynes

by Pat Hynes Originally published in the Greenfield Recorder April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the […]