10 Sep, 2022
Stick to your guns? No, stick to your songs
Music is not just the language of the gods but quite possibly the language of peace, healing, and reconciliation.
10 Sep, 2022
16 Jun, 2022
The Case for Stopping the Ukraine-Russia War
The Ukraine-Russia war has raged for more than a hundred days. Now is a critical time to reflect on the case for people of good will to urge their leaders to end the war...
10 Feb, 2022
Talk Putin off the ledge
What if we could stop war? What if we could stop Russia from invading Ukraine? Because of one man, Vladimir Putin, and his personal desire to grow an empire, an estimated 50,000 people will die if he invades, tens of millions if it snaps the nuclear tripwire.
4 Jan, 2022
Resolutions for a nation
Many of us make resolutions at this time of year. These are some of the New Year’s Resolutions I’d like to see my country make. The United States resolves to:
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,...
26 Mar, 2020
The virus is our teacher
“Last Sunday at 11 a.m. I went for a walk. Even if it’s nothing special, a walk isn’t a normal...
6 Mar, 2020
On International Women’s Day, say No to drafting women – or anyone!
“March 8th is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to work for women’s equality in all sectors of our world....
22 Dec, 2019
Thanksgiving in spite of it all
“Why, in the era of the Worst President Ever, with racism and violence erupting with special virulence for the past...
16 Sep, 2019
Farewell, John Bolton
“The firing (or, he insists, the resignation) of John Bolton as national security special assistant is…” Author: Mel Gurtov Published...
2 Jan, 2019
A loose cannon for peace?
“Circle the wagons! Apparently what’s under assault is war itself, or so the Establishment believes, in the wake of the...
29 Aug, 2018
Reviving the spirit of ’68
“I was a hippie/bicycle delivery boy living in San Francisco when the Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago 50...
26 Jun, 2017
Let’s Look at the Big Issues We Face
“Like many wonderful places in the US, we live in a bubble here in Taos, New Mexico, one in which...
18 May, 2017
Hostage to the rules of espionage
“Welcome to the last paragraph of a Washington Post story the other day, a loose fragment of news, a homeless...
17 Jan, 2017
A Peace Agenda for the New Administration
“The looming advent of the Trump administration in Washington threatens to worsen an already deeply troubling international situation….” Lawrence Wittner...
25 Dec, 2016
Standing against the hurricanes of hate
“My name is Cuautli Verastegui, and if there’s one aspect of life I understand, it’s conflict; my first name is...