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Robert C. Koehler

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When Will the US Truly Face War's Moral Consequences?

When Will the US Truly Face War's Moral Consequences?

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10.07.2026 6

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God No Longer Blesses War: Ask the Children

God No Longer Blesses War: Ask the Children

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06.07.2026 10

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Lessons in Equality

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21.06.2026 10

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Wake Up America: All Humans Are Created Equal!

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14.06.2026 10

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How Do We Reclaim Our Future From War?

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07.06.2026 10

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Mad King Donald Leads a MAD World

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28.05.2026 20

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The Moral Insanity of Trump's Endless Warmongering

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23.05.2026 20

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We Need a Department of Peace, Not $1.5 Trillion for More War

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14.05.2026 20

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Humanity's Journey to Peace: From a Chicago Lunchroom to the World Stage

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10.05.2026 20

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Violence Is the USA's True God and Pete Hegseth Is High Priest

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30.04.2026 20

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The 'Empathy Deficit' of the Powerful

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26.04.2026 20

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Despite Trump's Bloodthirsty Criminality, We Must Transcend War

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17.04.2026 20

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No Kings, One Planet

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02.04.2026 20

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Nuking Iran Would Mean Stepping Beyond the Brink of Evil

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26.03.2026 40

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Time to Grow Out of 'Playing' War

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14.03.2026 30

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Bombing Iran Means Murdering Children

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05.03.2026 20

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Reclaiming a Disposable Planet

America is barreling towards authoritarianism at such a breakneck pace that it should alarm every single one of us. But instead of meeting this moment...

21.02.2026 30

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We Need to Break Free From the Cage of Nationalism

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14.02.2026 90

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Waging a Nonviolent Civil War Against Borders

01.02.2026 20

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We're All on One Planet; Let's Act Like It

23.01.2026 30

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Is ICE Trump's Gestapo?

15.01.2026 40

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Trump's Attack on Venezuela Would Be Wrong Even If It Were Legal

08.01.2026 20

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Trump's Buffoonery Reveals That the Empire Has No Clothes

01.01.2026 40

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No, We Can't Deport Our Way Out of Gun Violence

22.12.2025 30

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Clinging to the Planetary Wreckage With Pete Hegseth

13.12.2025 50

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Trump, Violence, and 'Hubris Syndrome'

21.11.2025 30

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Will We Give Birth to a Loving or Shackled Future?

17.11.2025 30

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On Cheney, Trump, and the Nature of Violence

06.11.2025 20

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On No Kings Day, a New America Came to Life

22.10.2025 30

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Words Are the First Weapon of War

18.10.2025 20

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ICE in Chicago: First They Came for the Immigrants

09.10.2025 30

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Everyone's Freedom Is Vulnerable in Trump's America

02.10.2025 20

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Responding to Charlie Kirk's Killing With the Wisdom of Our Inner 3 Year Old

17.09.2025 20

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Our Journey Beyond the God of Violence

07.09.2025 30

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Can Humanity Grow Up Into a World Beyond Foes?

29.06.2025 30

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Trump Is Dragging America Back to Pre-Civil Rights Norms

07.06.2025 20

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Finding Hope for the Future in a Gaza Mother and Doctor

30.05.2025 30

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How Can We Resist the Indifference to life?

25.05.2025 40

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Can We Build a World of Sanctuary Cities?

08.05.2025 30

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To Honor the Earth, Let Us Tear Down the Walls in Our Hearts

25.04.2025 30

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Maintaining Empathic Sanity in Trump America

20.04.2025 20

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