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.

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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

National Guard

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

Fridays for Future

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

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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 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 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 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 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 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

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Trump Is Getting Away With Much More Than Murder Trump Is Getting Away With Much More Than Murder

Trump boasted in 2016 that he could get away with murder. In the 4 years since, his administration has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.

Oct 6, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

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