Tom Dispatch

2 weeks ago | progressivehub.net | Greg Grandin |Tom Dispatch

Then (the New World) and Now (Israel)By Greg Grandin, Tom DispatchLeon Golub once related a story to a mutual friend. A Chicago artist famous for  depicting crimson torture rooms in Central America, Golub had been asked what it meant to him to be a “Jewish political artist.” The painter’s quick reply was that he wasn’t a “Jewish political artist,” he was just a “political artist.” In the end, though, Golub came to believe that he had let himself off too easily, that his answer was too pat.

1 month ago | progressivehub.net | Norman Solomon |Tom Dispatch

Trump won’t change, but his foes must. By Norman Solomon, Tom DispatchAmerica desperately needs a united front to restrain the wrecking ball of the Trump regime. While outraged opposition has been visible and vocal, it remains a far cry from developing a capacity to protect what’s left of democracy in the United States. With the administration in its fourth month, the magnitude of the damage underway is virtually impossible for any individual to fully grasp.

2 months ago | progressivehub.net | Michael A. Gould-Wartofsky |Tom Dispatch

The Trump administration is honing a well-oiled deportation machine that it hopes will move millions out of the country. By Michael Gould-Wartofsky, Tom Dispatch“Flights to Guantánamo Bay have begun. The worst of the worst have no place in our homeland.”With those words the U.S. government announced the fate awaiting “criminal aliens” in its custody.

Feb 10, 2025 | progressivehub.net | Michael T. Klare |Tom Dispatch

A secret war is shaping up at the Pentagon. By Michael Klare, Tom DispatchLast April, in a move generating scant media attention, the Air Force announced that it had chosen two little-known drone manufacturers — Anduril Industries of Costa Mesa, California, and General Atomics of San Diego — to build prototype versions of its proposed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a future unmanned plane intended to accompany piloted aircraft on high-risk combat missions.

Jan 20, 2025 | alternet.org | Andrew J. Bacevich |Tom Dispatch

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” So declared Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ah, if only it had proved to be so. Although my respect for MLK is enduring, when it comes to that upward-trending curve connecting past to present, his view of human history has proven to be all too hopeful. At best, history’s actual course remains exceedingly difficult to decipher.