The American Empire Is No Match for Mega-droughts and Superstorms The American Empire Is No Match for Mega-droughts and Superstorms
Unless world leaders agree on stringent climate regulations in Paris, climate change—not military or economic prowess—will decide the fate of humanity.
Dec 7, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Here’s What Not to Do After Paris Here’s What Not to Do After Paris
Why do Republican presidential candidates insist on giving ISIS exactly what it wants?
Nov 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
How Much Does It Cost to Liberate a Country? How Much Does It Cost to Liberate a Country?
American war-making in the Middle East has represented perhaps the least effective use of funds in the history of modern warfare.
Nov 12, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World
That’s why we went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, right?
Oct 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz
Despite 17 agencies and 500,000 private contractors, the US intelligence community was oblivious to the Taliban’s advances in northern Afghanistan.
Oct 15, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia
In the United States, you’re more likely to be crushed by falling furniture than killed by a terrorist—but try telling that to Washington.
Sep 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would 14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would
Al Qaeda goaded us into doing what it had neither the resources nor the ability to do.
Sep 8, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?
During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.
Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
My Mother, the American War Hero My Mother, the American War Hero
My mother’s caricatures were more than just drawings—they were a symbol of the civilian mobilization that’s since disappeared from American wars.
Jul 21, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
The Superpower Conundrum The Superpower Conundrum
The rise and fall of just about everything.
Jul 2, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt