Rebecca Gordon

Rebecca Gordon, a TomDispatch regular, teaches in the Philosophy department at the University of San Francisco. She is the author of American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes (Hot Books, April 2016). Her previous books include Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States and Letters from Nicaragua.

InequalityAugust 18, 2021

What Is College Really Worth?

As the price of college goes up and the value of a degree goes down, are students being given a fair deal?

Rebecca Gordon
EnvironmentJuly 13, 2021

Is There No Way Out of the Climate Crisis?

There isn’t without global action against fossil fuel companies.

Rebecca Gordon
US Wars and Military ActionJune 16, 2021

The Real Welfare Cheats Are War Profiteers

We’re squabbling over Social Security, while the government lavishes infinitely more money on the arms industry.

Rebecca Gordon
EconomyMarch 11, 2021

We Need to Rethink Employment in the Biden Era

Joe Biden has campaigned on the promise of “good wages, benefits, and worker protections.” More than that, jobs should contribute to a better life for workers.

Rebecca Gordon
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War and PeaceFebruary 12, 2021

Climate Change Isn’t the Only Fire We Should Be Worried About

If climate change threatens human life as we know it, so does another potential form of “fire”—nuclear weaponry.

Rebecca Gordon
War and PeaceJanuary 21, 2021

The US Empire Is Crumbling Before Our Eyes

With unprecedented economic inequality and massive overspending on military expansion, America now looks a lot like 476 CE Rome.

Rebecca Gordon
National SecurityDecember 30, 2020

Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster?

Under a Biden presidency, perhaps the horrors of 2020 can force a real conversation about national security in 2021.

Rebecca Gordon
Election 2020November 6, 2020

Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election

It’s only once we’ve won, whether that’s now or four years from now, that the real work begins.

Rebecca Gordon
Election 2020October 21, 2020

Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden?

UNITE-HERE! had 90 percent of its members laid off because of Trump’s bungling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are knocking on doors to elect Joe Biden.

Rebecca Gordon
EconomyJuly 24, 2020

How Covid-19 Is Changing the Way We Work

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed deep and unexamined assumptions about the nature and value of work in the United States.

Rebecca Gordon

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InequalityAugust 18, 2021

As the price of college goes up and the value of a degree goes down, are students being given a fair deal?

EnvironmentJuly 13, 2021

There isn’t without global action against fossil fuel companies.

US Wars and Military ActionJune 16, 2021

We’re squabbling over Social Security, while the government lavishes infinitely more money on the arms industry.

EconomyMarch 11, 2021

Joe Biden has campaigned on the promise of “good wages, benefits, and worker protections.” More than that, jobs should contribute to a better life for workers.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

War and PeaceFebruary 12, 2021

If climate change threatens human life as we know it, so does another potential form of “fire”—nuclear weaponry.

War and PeaceJanuary 21, 2021

With unprecedented economic inequality and massive overspending on military expansion, America now looks a lot like 476 CE Rome.

National SecurityDecember 30, 2020

Under a Biden presidency, perhaps the horrors of 2020 can force a real conversation about national security in 2021.

Election 2020November 6, 2020

It’s only once we’ve won, whether that’s now or four years from now, that the real work begins.

Election 2020October 21, 2020

UNITE-HERE! had 90 percent of its members laid off because of Trump’s bungling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are knocking on doors to elect Joe Biden.

EconomyJuly 24, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed deep and unexamined assumptions about the nature and value of work in the United States.