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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Who Lost America? Who Lost America?
The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.
Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
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