By an attendee of the Newton rally Amidst a sea of Israeli flags at Newton’s Gaza rally on April 11, Susan E.’s poignant sign stood out: ‘Another Jewish mother against the slaughter of Palestinian children — ceasefire yesterday!’ Despite our group being outnumbered nearly fourfold by a pro-Israel counter-protest, her … Read More

On Thursday April 11th, Massachusetts Peace Action held statewide “Stand with Gaza” rallies in seven out of nine Massachusetts congressional districts. Our demands directed towards our representatives continue to include supporting a permanent ceasefire and reinstatement of funding to UNRWA, voting against additional U.S. weapons to Israel, refusing AIPAC funding, … Read More

By Paul Shannon “The researches of many commentators have already thrown much darkness on this subject, and it is probable that, if they continue, we shall soon know nothing at all about it” (Mark Twain as quoted by former U.S. ambassador Chas Freeman, “The Many Lessons of the Ukraine War”).  … Read More

by Jackie King As the death toll climbs above 33,000 in the devastated Gaza Strip and famine takes hold among its captive population, residents in communities across Massachusetts have been rising up to protest our government’s complicity in Israel’s genocidal assault. One live current within this large movement is … Read More

by H. Patricia Hynes This article was originally published in Informed Comment. Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – In June 2023 Amanda Jones, an African American who had recently given birth to her second daughter Miranda, died from pregnancy-related causes.  Her state, Georgia, ranks among the least safe states in … Read More

By Jonathan King & Richard Krushnic This article was originally published in Truthout.  President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech failed to discuss a critical matter — the administration’s funding for the upgrading of all three legs of the nuclear weapons triad: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), submarines and bomber … Read More