Robert C. Koehler
Robert Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, Courage Grows Strong at the Wound is now available. Contact him at koehlercw@gmail.com or visit his website at commonwonders.com.
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Views Thursday, August 08, 2019 Dead Canaries “Many people think that the fight for America is already lost. They couldn’t be more wrong. This is just the beginning of the fight for America and Europe. I am honored to head the fight to reclaim my country from destruction.” This is how the El Paso killer ended his white supremacy screed ,... Read more |
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Views Thursday, August 01, 2019 The Inner Nixon The Nixon tapes are still in the news! My God, they're still spewing bile, still making America's eyeballs roll. They're as relevant as ever. Donald Trump, it turns out, is merely the inner Richard Nixon, live and uncensored. He's also the inner Ronald Reagan—the inner voice, suddenly made public,... Read more |
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Views Thursday, July 25, 2019 The Strongest People on the Planet “Send her back! Send her back!” The chant: Is it merely a case study in collective stupidity or is it a signal of rising fascism? When I look at the viral video—the latest manifestation of Trumpism and the freeing of good old American racism from the constraints of political correctness—I can’t... Read more |
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Views Thursday, July 18, 2019 Fighting Climate Change Means Ending War "The easy movement of high ranking military officers into jobs with major defense contractors and the reverse movement of top executives in major defense contractors into high Pentagon jobs is solid evidence of the military industrial-complex in operation." I was utterly stunned when I read these... Read more |
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Views Thursday, July 11, 2019 The Mop Closet of American History “They were quiet, and just staring, blankly,” she said. “There were just blank stares and no expressions on their faces.” Welcome to hell, as presided over by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This image bears deep reflection. It doesn’t change. Children are taken from their parents, jammed into... Read more |
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Views Thursday, July 04, 2019 Trouble at the Border Yes, we have a serious problem at the border—indeed, at every border we create and defend with force of arms and bureaucratic indifference. “‘If you want water, just drink from a toilet.’ That’s what border patrol told one thirsty woman we met on today’s #DemsAtTheBorder trip. These are the same... Read more |
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Views Thursday, June 27, 2019 American Concentration Camps “These aren’t people. These are animals .” These words alone set off the alarm — the fascism alarm, you might say. Donald Trump is by no means the sole source of America’s democracy nosedive, but he’s its current, deeply troubling manifestation. Should I write this week about the wars he wants to... Read more |
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Views Thursday, June 20, 2019 War Begets War... and Nothing Else Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran . . . Thanks, John McCain ! Let’s mix a little humor in with war. It’s so much easier to take when we do. By the way, have you noticed that we’re always on the verge of war? “The bombing will be massive, but will be limited to a specific target.” So said a U.N... Read more |
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Views Friday, June 14, 2019 The Armed Bureaucracy This is hardly a surprise: A recent study by the Missouri attorney general’s office shows that black drivers are at least twice as likely — in some towns, much more than that — to be stopped by police as white drivers. And a few days before the study came out, something called the Plain View... Read more |
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Views Thursday, June 06, 2019 The Quiet Killer at the Core of Patriotism What? Another mass murder? Almost missed this one: Virginia Beach. Twelve killed on May 31, plus the killer himself, who was a city employee—an engineer. He had legitimate access to the building where he shot people on three floors. His guns were legally purchased. Nothing about him, prior to the... Read more |