Tom Engelhardt
Encyclopedia
Tom Engelhardt is the creator of the Nation
Institute's tomdispatch.com, an online blog
. He is also the co-founder of the American Empire Project
and the author of the 1998 book, The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation.
Engelhardt graduated from Yale University
and took a Master's degree
in Area Studies from Harvard University
, where he was a founding member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars
.
He has written numerous articles and several books including The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's (Haymarket Books).
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
Institute's tomdispatch.com, an online blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
. He is also the co-founder of the American Empire Project
American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that deals with the recent imperialist and exceptionalist tendencies in U.S. foreign policy. The series is published by Metropolitan Books and includes contributions by notable authors such as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Chalmers Johnson.The project's...
and the author of the 1998 book, The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation.
Engelhardt graduated from Yale University
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
and took a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Area Studies from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he was a founding member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars
Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars
The Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars was founded in 1968 by a group of graduate students and younger faculty as part of the opposition to the American war in Vietnam...
.
He has written numerous articles and several books including The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's (Haymarket Books).
External links
- Tom Engelhardt on "The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s" - video report by Democracy Now!Democracy Now!Democracy Now! and its staff have received several journalism awards, including the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television; the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of...
- Tom Dispatch on twitter