29 Apr, 2021
Transcending ‘the religion of whiteness’
Basically, Derek Chauvin was convicted of enforcing the status quo. Because his behavior was caught on video — his knee on George Floyd’s neck, oh my God, choking him to death ...
15 Apr, 2021
Armed racism keeps no one safe
The officer — the mad man with a badge — probably shouts those words 50 times at the driver, Second Lt. Caron Nazario, at a gas station in Windsor, Va., all the while holding a gun a foot from his face.
8 Apr, 2021
Trapped at the border: Their fate is our fate
You’d think that the “border crisis” begins and ends as a problem for Americans. Oh, what to do, what to do?
1 Apr, 2021
Ending the endless wars (April Fools?)
Will Joe Biden end the endless wars or won’t he? I have serious doubts that he has the will or political acumen to do so.
25 Mar, 2021
Waging war… at the supermarket
When a lost soul attempts to reclaim himself in the American way, it becomes, far too often . . . we all know this . . . another mass murder.
17 Mar, 2021
Growing up ecologically
Is it possible that the country is truly rebuilding itself . . . from the soul up?
11 Mar, 2021
Voter suppression: Jim Crow revisited
Ever since its founding, the United States has been attempting to build a society around those wounds, on the belief that hyped-up language...
4 Mar, 2021
Taking war personally
Taking war personally By Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Dreams, City Watch, LA Progressive, Uncommon Thought, Free Press, The...
25 Feb, 2021
Windmills: the new scapegoat
The cornerstone of every social structure is its belief system, and those who control and benefit the most from the system have one primary job:
18 Feb, 2021
Vulnerability in the moment
Pardon me while I break the fourth wall. I’m in the human stew right now, you might say: drowning in politics, technology, the weather and my own crazy ego. I’m trying to write a column.
11 Feb, 2021
Stealing the vote, building a wall
Stealing the vote, building a wall by Robert C. Koehler 936 words Published in: LA Progressive, Black Star News, City...
4 Feb, 2021
National vs. human security
“It is long past time for . . . a sea change in the United States’ approach to national and human security . . .”
21 Jan, 2021
Countering the fascism to come
Normalcy and tradition held sway as — for the first time in my life — I watched a presidential inauguration live...
15 Jan, 2021
Lynching political correctness
Lynching political correctness by Robert C. Koehler 887 words Published in: Flagler Live, LA Progressive, Watertown Daily Times, Black Star...
7 Jan, 2021
Real change on a living planet
As the New Year asserts itself — a year that begins in global lockdown...