A Global Maui Moment
September 13, 2023 | The most devastating war on the planet is the war waged against the planet.
Articles by Tom Engelhardt
Living on a Smoke-Bomb of a Planet
June 16, 2023 | Will humanity react to the climate emergency as ineptly as the United States did to 9/11?
Post-Afghanistan, Nation (Un)Building Comes Home
September 8, 2021 | Just imagine where America might really be today if Congress had spent close to $8 trillion rebuilding this country?
Is This Country Heading for the Exit?
July 28, 2021 | Three decades after the Soviet empire headed for the exit, is it possible that the far more powerful American one is ever so chaotically heading in the same direction?
Russia’s Election Meddling Is Despicable, But Don’t Forget Our Own
May 22, 2019 | For the U.S., Russian meddling in the 2016 election was a classic case of getting a taste of one’s own medicine and not liking it one bit.
Trump Is Expanding America’s Wars, Not Ending Them
April 17, 2019 | He's failed to deliver his promised withdrawals from Afghanistan and Syria, vetoed an order to get out of Yemen, and expanded the U.S. bombing of Somalia, all while eyeing Iran.
Trump Will Be Remembered for One Thing Only: Crimes Against the Planet
October 3, 2018 | As memory of his near daily scandals fades, what will linger on is Trump and his cronies' world historic crimes against our planet.
Turning 74 in a Failing World
July 27, 2018 | A snapshot of life in a potentially failing country on a potentially failing planet.