Fanning the Flames in Afghanistan Fanning the Flames in Afghanistan
How US (in)actions have all but ensured a failed end to its presence in Afghanistan.
Feb 28, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse
The Arrival of the Warrior Corporation The Arrival of the Warrior Corporation
How drone war became the American way of war.
Feb 23, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Kicking Down the World’s Door Kicking Down the World’s Door
How drones, special operations forces and the US Navy plan to end national sovereignty as we know it.
Feb 6, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
America’s Double Standards for Iran America’s Double Standards for Iran
What if the role of the new US special operations team at work near Iran were reversed?
Jan 30, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment? Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment?
A military-first policy on a destabilizing planet.
Jan 12, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Debacle: Lessons From Lost Wars Debacle: Lessons From Lost Wars
How two wars in the Greater Middle East revealed the weakness of the global superpower.
Jan 3, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
The Four Occupations of Planet Earth The Four Occupations of Planet Earth
How the occupied became the occupiers.
Dec 19, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Their Bread, Our Circus: How to Turn an Election Year Into Election Life Their Bread, Our Circus: How to Turn an Election Year Into Election Life
The electoral process has been occupied by the 1 percent—which means that what you hear in this “campaign” is largely refracted versions of their views, their nee...
Dec 13, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Creative Destruction in the Greater Middle East Creative Destruction in the Greater Middle East
The single most monstrous mistake of the Bush years—the confusion of military with economic power—has been set in stone.
Dec 1, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
How the Movies Saved My Life How the Movies Saved My Life
Seeing the world in black and white (with subtitles).
Nov 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt