21 Jan, 2021
Countering the fascism to come
Countering the fascism to come by Robert C. Koehler 962 words Normalcy and tradition held sway as — for the...
15 Jan, 2021
Lynching political correctness
Lynching political correctness by Robert C. Koehler 887 words I still see the noose in front of the capitol building, dangling oh...
7 Jan, 2021
Real change on a living planet
As the New Year asserts itself — a year that begins in global lockdown...
23 Dec, 2020
Restoring the soul of America
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nailed it once again, tweeting her frustration and despair a few days ago..."
16 Dec, 2020
One world: the wisdom of wholeness
The words are those of Mark Haywood, in an email to me last week about my column...
10 Dec, 2020
Embracing ecological realism
Does Joe Biden see his mission as merely reclaiming situation normal from...
19 Nov, 2020
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’ by Robert C. Koehler 968 words Published in: City Watch LA, Pagosa Daily Post, The News International,...
12 Nov, 2020
The Biden mandate won’t go away
The Biden mandate won’t go away by Robert C. Koehler 870 words And now . . . what? Published in:...
6 Nov, 2020
Listening to Trump leaves me speechless
It’s post-election, but still up for grabs as I write, creating a post-Election Day void of painful proportions...
28 Oct, 2020
The parallel universe of peace
Here’s a piece of paradoxical news that puts even the looming U.S. presidential election in perspective: Nuclear weapons are now (or soon will be) . . . good Lord, illegal...
22 Oct, 2020
The anti-racist revolution
The nation has less than two weeks left to live in its comfort zone of platitudes. This is by far the most ominous election buildup of my...
14 Oct, 2020
Columbus Day in Pretend America
Before the fake holiday known as Columbus Day completely disappears for another year, I want to grab hold of it for a moment and look at what it really has to offer us: a dizzying dose of historical realism.
9 Oct, 2020
What comes next is up to us
What if we stopped separating the looming national chaos into separate categories —racism, climate change, war, vote suppression, election theft, pandemic, science denial, white supremacy, police brutality, etc. — and tried looking at it all at once?
1 Oct, 2020
Trump and the lost country
Where, oh where, is the United States of America — global leader, creator of democracy, hope of humankind? It certainly wasn’t up there on the debate stage last night.