We Don’t Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars We Don’t Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars
The US and China are the world’s two greatest carbon emitters—if they can’t figure out how to cooperate, the future of humanity is grim.
Jun 8, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
The US Has Been at War My Entire Life. Will the Wars Ever End? The US Has Been at War My Entire Life. Will the Wars Ever End?
Reflections from a lifetime at war.
May 6, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
The US Is a Mass-Killing Machine The US Is a Mass-Killing Machine
What do you get when endless wars meet mass shootings? The United States of America.
Apr 14, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
There Is No Vaccine for Global Warming There Is No Vaccine for Global Warming
In the past year, carbon emissions dropped significantly as the Covid-19 pandemic kept us all home. How we move forward will determine the fate of the planet.
Mar 23, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
The Slow, Certain Disintegration of the US Empire The Slow, Certain Disintegration of the US Empire
Centuries after the modern imperial age began, it’s evidently coming to an end in a hell that Joe Biden and Co. won’t be able to stop.
Feb 22, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
The Imperial Presidency Has Come Home to Roost The Imperial Presidency Has Come Home to Roost
The expansion of the executive branch in recent decades is symptomatic of broader institutional decay. Joe Biden may not be a fan, but it could be all he has.
Feb 2, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
America After The Donald America After The Donald
It’s going to be quite a task in a world that needs so much else just to demine the American system after he leaves the White House.
Jan 8, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
The American Empire Is Falling Apart The American Empire Is Falling Apart
The US is now an empire in decline, regardless of whether Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or Mitch McConnell runs the show.
Dec 4, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone
Trumpism has split America in two in a way that hasn’t been imaginable since the Civil War.
Nov 12, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
We’ve Been on Trump’s Road for a Long Time We’ve Been on Trump’s Road for a Long Time
Trump is only a symptom of what’s been ailing America since the 1970s. Even if he loses the election, we’ll still be living in his country.
Nov 2, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt