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.

The 2 Pandemics Ravaging America

The 2 Pandemics Ravaging America The 2 Pandemics Ravaging America

They’re both taking our country apart at the seams.

Feb 3, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

The first atomic bomb test was conducted at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.

This Is the Unbuilding of America This Is the Unbuilding of America

We’ve long inhabited a perilous world—one that has only grown more so as the decades have passed.

Jan 11, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird

Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird

I wouldn’t even try to sum up this bizarre year of ours.

Dec 31, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

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When Real Life Feels More Like Science Fiction When Real Life Feels More Like Science Fiction

As almost happened in The War of the Worlds, we could kiss this planet goodbye—and if that’s not science fiction transformed into fact of the first order, what is?

Nov 26, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

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This Is the End of the American Century This Is the End of the American Century

It sure has been a disaster.

Nov 8, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

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The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure

The time and money it took to give Kabul to the Taliban could have been used to help struggling Americans.

Sep 9, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

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The Apocalypse Will Not Be Slow The Apocalypse Will Not Be Slow

All of us are in a new world, and we’d better get used to it.

Aug 16, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

America Isn’t ‘Back.’ Here’s Why.

America Isn’t ‘Back.’ Here’s Why. America Isn’t ‘Back.’ Here’s Why.

Two decades of forever wars created a failing empire. Biden’s foreign policy is just continuing the destructive legacy.

Jul 28, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

While prioritizing nuclear weapons over climate change, we risk annihilation of the possibility of life on earth

Jul 2, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

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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

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