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.

My Great Depression My Great Depression

Far more than all the other bad things that have happened during the Bush years, our current financial crisis makes me feel that the American empire is in ruin.

Oct 14, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Six Questions About Anthrax Six Questions About Anthrax

And one answer: Bush's global 'war on terror' operates on a double standard.

Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

A Short Till-Death-Do-Us-Part History of Bush’s Wars A Short Till-Death-Do-Us-Part History of Bush’s Wars

In Bush's wars, the singer dies, the bride does not get a chance to run away, and the event might be relabeled my big, fat, collateral damage wedding.

Jul 14, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

No Blood For …er, um… No Blood For …er, um…

More than five years after the invasion of Iraq--just in case you were still waiting--the oil giants finally hit the front page.

Jun 23, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

The Little Administration That Couldn’t The Little Administration That Couldn’t

At the hour of our latest and greatest crisis, don't expect anything of this bunch but the usual heck of a job.

Mar 28, 2008 / Tom Engelhardt

Iraq: The View from Year Six Iraq: The View from Year Six

In March 2009, no matter who is president, Iraq will still be hell on Earth.

Mar 19, 2008 / Tom Engelhardt

Potshots in Space Potshots in Space

From the heaving deck of the USS Lake Erie, the Bush Administration takes shaky aim at a rogue satellite hurtling to Earh, carrying unknown secrets. The missile attack is purely hu...

Feb 20, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

From Guernica to Iraq From Guernica to Iraq

There's an escalating air war in Iraq; why don't American media consider it serious news?

Feb 7, 2008 / Tom Engelhardt

Exit Poll Exit Poll

American voters, stuck in the world that Bush and Cheney have crafted, are sensing doom--and they want out.

Feb 5, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

CSI: Iraq CSI: Iraq

Despite the cosmetic acts of President Bush, his undertakers and enablers, America's Iraq is still a corpse.

Jan 18, 2008 / Tom Engelhardt

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