How Saudi Money Keeps Washington at War in Yemen

By Ben Freeman / TomDispatch Oct 5, 2018 The kingdom's expensive influence machine keeps U.S. foreign policy on Saudi Arabia's side. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Caliphate of Trump

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch May 9, 2018 With the rise of a new kind of American death cult, our president might be considered the superpower version of Islamic State's leader. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Blitzkrieg Overseas, Sitzkrieg in the Homeland

William J. Astore / TomDispatch Mar 18, 2018 The U.S. is engaged in real wars in which bombs are dropped and people are killed, wounded and displaced. Yet here at home, none of it seems real. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Planet Boiling With Unintended Consequences

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Mar 4, 2018 To get a picture of “blowback” in action, just do an internet search for such phrases as “warmest years,” “rising sea levels” and “future climate refugees." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Start Caring in 2018

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Dec 23, 2017 It’s up to us to protest, resist, change, communicate and convince, to fight for life rather than its destruction in the age of Trump. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Three Administrations, One Standard Playbook

Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Dec 19, 2017 Like Barack Obama and George W. Bush, President Trump has opted for continuing, even escalating, America’s war for the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Rise of America’s Secret Wars

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Dec 18, 2017 Elite troops were deployed to 149 nations in 2017, according to U.S. Special Operations Command. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Art of Keeping Guantanamo Open

By Erin L. Thompson / TomDispatch Dec 7, 2017 What the paintings by its prisoners tell us about our humanity and theirs. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Journalist and the ‘Fixer’: Who Makes the Story Possible?

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Oct 5, 2017 When it comes to overseas reporting, “fixers”—those resourceful, wired-in locals who know all the right people—often make stories possible. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How I Learned Not to Love Big Brother

Alfred McCoy Aug 26, 2017 Some of the darkest secrets of the U.S. national security establishment are exposed in the upcoming book "In the Shadows of the American Century." Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Can the Age of Trump Spur Medicare for All?

By Ann Jones / TomDispatch Aug 5, 2017 "Trumpcare” resistance could begin with single-payer supporters like Ben Jealous, who is running for governor of Maryland. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Fossil-Fueled Foreign Policy

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Aug 2, 2017 He will do whatever it takes to prolong the fuels' reign, including sabotaging efforts to curb emissions and more. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )