Mike Davis

Mike Davis is the author, most recently, of the kids' adventure, Land of the Lost Mammoths and co-author of Under the Perfect Sun: the San Diego Tourists Never See. He is currently working on a book about the recent political earthquake in California, to be published by Metropolitan Books. This commentary first appeared on TomDispatch.com.

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The Global Economy: Speeding Toward a Fiery Crash

The US and European Union are getting closer to economic implosion, and China isn't far behind. Brace yourselves.

Tue Jul. 26, 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Road Trip in the Plague Years

Driving shotgun with a Mexican artist through the streets of Tijuana.

Tue May. 5, 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Return to Sender

A history of the car bomb (Part 2).

Thu Apr. 13, 2006 11:00 PM PDT

The Poor Man's Air Force: A History of the Car Bomb (Part 1)

A History of the Car Bomb (Part 1)

Tue Apr. 11, 2006 11:00 PM PDT

In New Orleans: Ethnic Cleansing, GOP-Style

In New Orleans: Ethnic Cleansing, GOP-Style

Mon Oct. 24, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

The Other Hurricane: Has the Age of Chaos Begun?

Has the Age of Chaos begun?

Thu Oct. 6, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Twenty-five Questions about the Murder of the Big Easy

Twenty-five Questions about the Murder of the Big Easy

Tue Sep. 27, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Mike Davis on the Monster at Our Door

On the monster at our door -- the coming flu pandemic.

Tue Aug. 16, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Dubai: Sinister Paradise: Does the Road to the Future End at Dubai?

From the Archives: Does the road to the future end here?

Wed Jul. 13, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

The Scalping Party

A tolerance for atrocity is now enshrined at every level of American culture.

Sun Jun. 12, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Apocalypse Denial

We remain as a nation in denial of our own future and, far more important, that of our children and grandchildren.

Tue Nov. 9, 2004 12:00 AM PST

The Next Great Wall

From Australia to Europe to the U.S., the anti-immigration warriors have erected a barrier far more imposing and far deadlier than any in history.

Wed Feb. 4, 2004 12:00 AM PST

The Bizarre Dissatisfactions that Led to Recall and Governor Arnold

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Republican handlers tapped a powerful emotional fuel to win the recall, but it wasn't economic hardship.

Sun Oct. 12, 2003 11:00 PM PDT

Cry California

Lost in the divisive clamor of recall politics, something precious is being ground to dust.

Wed Sep. 3, 2003 11:00 PM PDT