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In this image released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets President Joe Biden with a fist bump after his arrival at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

Trips by Biden, Pelosi, and Markey are Bad Diplomacy

August 18, 2022 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey The July trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel by President Joe Biden and August trips to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a delegation led by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey raise serious questions about US relations with both the Middle East […]

More Is Never Enough: House Authorizes $839 Billion in Military Spending

August 18, 2022 Brian Garvey

By Maryellen Kurkulos and Brian Garvey In the last week of July, the House of Representatives authorized another increase of the already bloated Pentagon budget to $839 Billion in a 329-101 vote. Not only does this represent a $67 Billion increase from last year, it’s […]

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Week 2022 – Recap in Photos

August 18, 2022 Mario Boozang

In order to bring attention to the growing demand for nuclear disarmament, peace activists across Massachusetts and in Rhode Island held dozens of events marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in August, 1945. Here are some highlights of those events. The […]

Raytheon Campaign Demonstrates at the Run to Home Base

August 18, 2022 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon On Saturday, July 30th at Boston’s Fenway Park, the Raytheon Antiwar Campaign demonstrated at the Run to Home Base to highlight Raytheon Technologies’ hypocritical sponsorship of the charity event. A project of the Red Sox Foundation in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, […]

MAPA Hosts Panel of Experts in “Update on JCPOA”

August 18, 2022 Tanmayi Rayavaram

by Tanmayi Rayavaram Signed in 2015 by Iran and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (plus Germany), the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), nicknamed “The Iran Nuclear Deal,” allows world powers to monitor Iran’s nuclear activity in exchange for economic sanctions […]

Taglit group 315, Winter 2020. Photo: Dmsch00/ Wikimedia Commons

Israel’s Investment in Allies

August 17, 2022 Steven Macawili

by Steven Macawili This May, I went on a free trip to Israel through Boston University’s Hillel. The experiences I had on the trip itself, which at times left me in anger, shock, and amazement will be a story for other articles. But here, I […]

State Legislature Session Produces Mixed Results

August 16, 2022 Cole Harrison

The 2021-22 session of the Massachusetts Legislature brought some successes to peace and progressive activists and some disappointments. The Work and Family Mobility Act, which would give Massachusetts drivers’ licenses to residents without legal immigration status, passed both houses of the legislature. MAPA testified and joined […]