20 May, 2021
Terror plus public relations
“The president reiterated his firm support for Israel’s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attack,” The Guardian has informed us, as conflict flares once more in the Middle East.
20 May, 2021
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 ...
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...
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...
23 Dec, 2020
Restoring the soul of America
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nailed it once again, tweeting her frustration and despair a few days ago..."