Tom Engelhardt

Tom Engelhardt created and runs Tomdispatch.com, a project of The Nation Institute where he is a Fellow. His next book, A Nation Unmade by War (Dispatch Books), will be published later this month.

Trump on the Big Screen at CPAC

Trump’s America Is Worse Than Orwell’s ‘1984’ Trump’s America Is Worse Than Orwell’s ‘1984’

As global warming intensifies, our world is becoming bleaker than one of the darkest dystopias ever imagined.

Aug 20, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Coal power plant

We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change

A threat this expansive requires mobilization on a mass scale.

Jul 18, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

US military in Qamishli, Syria

Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism? Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism?

Despite military involvement in 75 percent of the world, mainstream news outlets always stop short of calling out American aggressions.

Jul 2, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump

Trump Is Our First Declinist President Trump Is Our First Declinist President

His cynical treatment of our world is dragging us all backward.

Jun 17, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Robert Mueller sworn in

Don’t Let Russiagate Fool You—America Is Still the Ultimate Election-Meddler Don’t Let Russiagate Fool You—America Is Still the Ultimate Election-Meddler

Outrage over Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections obscures the fact that America has been doing the same to other countries for decades.

May 21, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Cathedral of Notre Dame going up in flames

Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over

The global response to climate change is akin to Paris completely ignoring the cathedral’s near destruction.

Apr 25, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

American troops on patrol in Afghanistan

When It Comes to War, We’re Just Getting Started When It Comes to War, We’re Just Getting Started

The Global War on Terror has become the Pentagon’s greatest tool in waging endless military campaigns.

Apr 15, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump

Trump Warned Us He Would Be a Terrible President Trump Warned Us He Would Be a Terrible President

His announcement speech in 2015 laid bare the callousness and corruption we’ve witnessed since.

Mar 28, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump USMCA Announcement

Who Lost America? Who Lost America?

The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.

Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump at a military base in Iraq

The American Empire’s History of Amnesia The American Empire’s History of Amnesia

Trump’s recent comments on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan demonstrate the country’s reluctance to remember its foreign policy indiscretions.

Jan 24, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

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