People worldwide are reacting to a video released on X by the man who so proudly oversees the system of torture in Israel. Security Minister Ben-Gvir posted himself strutting through a detention facility in Ashdod, where activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla were taken after their illegal abduction. We see … Read More

Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA), the largest grassroots peace advocacy organization in the state, announces endorsements for six candidates running for Congress or the State Legislature. Each of these candidates have shown a commitment to building peace through supporting diplomacy over war, opposing ICE violence at home, and moving money from … Read More

The United States and Israel are waging a misguided war on Iran. Meanwhile, China, who the US sees as its biggest geopolitical rival, seems to have stayed out of it. Judging from how this war has played out, the US could stand to learn from its competitor’s way of doing … Read More

Housing advocates across the state have worked to put rent control on the ballot this November, in an effort to slow the rampant displacement caused by the housing crisis and by unreasonable rent increases that outpace inflation. Passing this ballot initiative would limit annual rent increases across the state to … Read More

Massachusetts Peace Action endorses Ed Markey for re-election to the U.S. Senate. MAPA has worked closely with Ed Markey during his tenure in the Senate. He is a leading advocate for controlling nuclear weapons and has called for a “no first use” nuclear policy. Markey has criticized and consistently voted … Read More

We just celebrated Earth Day and paid tribute to our home, the beautiful planet that tenderly nurtures us. Our responsibility must be to continue the same love and concern for this earth, not just for a day but for the other 364 days as well, because our earth is facing … Read More