by Mark Stern I am a Jew by birth, and I have never renounced or shied away from Judaism. I have not changed my name or its spelling or converted to another religion. Half my family are Jews, including both of my children. And I […]
God In Gaza? Look: There, on that hospital floor demolished by OUR bombs, crowded with patients with no place to flee; Look: in tents of the displaced masses, fire-bombed at night, children -clinging to IVs- burned alive, (MAY IT HAVE BEEN INSTANT!!!); […]
“UNTHINKABLE” for Smedley Butler Brigade of Veterans for Peace I Today is “Hiroshima Day,” courtesy of Enola Gay. Bombardier Ferebee’s “Bombs away!” blasted much of that town away. “Little Boy,” first atomic bomb, Was dropped on it without a qualm. That August 6th, 1945, half […]
June 7, 2024 A letter to my fellow peace activists, and the left more broadly, This past week saw the crossing of a dramatic danger line in global conflict: for the first time since the invention of the atomic bomb, the US has authorized the […]
Empty words What is this world We live in? We change the numbers Of deaths each week Delete a three, add a six Such a simple task But is the result Of horror we can’t imagine. An execution, delete, add 15 A bombing, delete, add […]
EARTH’S FAUSTIAN DILEMMA: THE MIDDLE EAST LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON EACH TURNING OVER IN THEIR GRAVES THE PRESENT LEADERS ONLY SERVE TO MAIL FUNDS OR SEND OUT THEIR KNAVES. BIBI ENJOYS HIS POWER TO KILL HE LAUGHS WHILE MILLIONS CRY ‘CUZ THE U.S.’S GREAT, MONEY-HOT […]
How can I celebrate holidays When relatives lie crushed under missiles fresh from Scranton; How can I enjoy the upcoming dinner When homeless masses face empty makeshift tables in tents; How can I toast the future When young mothers of Gaza have no […]
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