“There are things that go unquestioned in the national discussion. Because this is a country wrapped in fear and self-importance, the basic, unchallenged premise determining how we behave, how we spend our money, is that we need to protect ourselves . . . from The Enemy…”
Robert C. Koehler
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“Donald Trump and his base — the leftover scraps of Jim Crow, the broken shards of racist hatred that once were the American mainstream and made the country seem “great” to those who weren’t its victims — have, it appears, a crucial role to play in our future…”
Robert C. Koehler
Published in: Common Wonders Blog, Common Dreams, The Raven Foundation, Tribune Content Agency, Free Press, Pagosa Daily Post, Z Net, The Sunburg News, Counterpunch, IslamiCity
Date: January 9,10,11,12,14,2019
916 Words
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“Circle the wagons! Apparently what’s under assault is war itself, or so the Establishment believes, in the wake of the shocking announcement by the president that he plans to withdraw all 2,000 U.S. troops now deployed in Syria and 7,000, or half, the U.S. troops in Afghanistan…”
Robert C. Koehler
Published in: Common Dreams, Critical Studies, Tribune Content Agency, The Sunburg News, The Sentinel Echo, Free Press, Common Wonders Blog, Popular Resistance, The Smirking Chimp, Counterpunch, Pagosa Daily Post, Sierra County Prospect, The Greeneville Sun, South Coast Today, Gilmer Free Press
Date: January 2,3,4,6,12,2019
889 Words
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“Socially sanctioned killing is called war. The word “war” may be the most powerful word in human history, because it creates a mask of respectability for…”
Robert C. Koehler
Published in: Common Dreams, LA Progressive, Chicago Tribune, The Raven Foundation, Sentinel News, West Side Gazette, Antiwar, The Sunburg News, Common Wonders Blog, City Watch, Free Press, The Journal Tribune, Gilmer Free Press
Date: December 19,20,21,23,26,27,31,2018
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“It’s the phrase “border security” that freezes my soul every time I hear it uttered, every time I see it in print — so simplistically obvious, the equivalent of keeping your door locked. Did you ever have your cellphone swiped? If you’re careless about this, you’ll pay the price…”
Robert C. Koehler
Published in: Gilmer Free Press, Common Wonders Blog, Common Dreams, The Valley Chronicle, The Sunburg News, Tribune Content Agency, Free Press, Counterpunch, Savannah Now Morning News, West Side Gazette, The Journal Tribune, LA Progressive, City Watch, The Raven Foundation, Hutchinson Leader, Bainbridge Island Review, The Baltimore Sun, Sierra County Prospect
Date: December 12,13,14,18,19,21,26,27,2918
909 Words
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“Suddenly America’s political cauldron bubbles with hope and possibility — not just because the Democrats have won races across the country, but because voters pushed back in record numbers against the forces of Trump and racism and the long-standing lies of entrenched wealth…”
Robert C. Koehler
Published in: Common Dreams, The Smirking Chimp, Bainbridge Island Review, Tribune Content Agency, Counterpunch, The Raven Foundation, Common Wonders Blog, Sierra County Prospect, Gilmer Free Press, West Side Gazette
Date: November 29,30, December 3,5,7,8,2018
852 Words
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