Mattea Kramer

Mattea Kramer, a TomDispatch regular, is the author of the award-winning novel The Untended about capitalism and the American opioid crisis.

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Trump Is Making Inroads in His Sly Attack on Free Speech

Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but it may be about something else tomorrow.

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

November 20, 2025

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

38 States Currently Authorize Involuntary Commitment for Substance Use

Sixteen of them allow facilities to engage in treatments of their choice without the individual’s consent.

By: Mattea Kramer &; Sean Fogler ,; TomDispatch

February 1, 2024

Op-Ed

Environment & Health

Empathy Saves Lives as Pandemic Makes Addiction More Dangerous

The solidarity of people looking out for one another is a necessary ingredient to preserving life.

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

September 15, 2020

Op-Ed

Trump Is in Your Head: Women and the Donald Trump in Everyday Life

Patriarchal standards present women with lose-lose options.

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

October 2, 2017

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

Boycott Trump: Can a Movement to Hurt the President Financially Change the Political Landscape?

Anti-Trump activity remains fragmented several months into his term.

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

May 23, 2017

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

Found in Cuba: Putting Trump in Perspective by Going Offshore

Instead of leaving my country behind, I spent two weeks in Cuba rediscovering it.

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

April 11, 2017

Op-Ed

On the Road With Our American Selves: Or How to Feel Like a Jerk in Mombasa

The Trump administration will probably espouse a philosophy much like President Obama's when it comes to valuing the lives of foreign innocents.

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

November 17, 2016

News Analysis

Killing Someone Else’s Beloved: Promoting the US Way of War in Campaign 2016

Who will get your support as the best candidate to continue killing the loved ones of others?

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

March 3, 2016

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Putting Out the Syrian Fire: Can Diplomacy Do What War Couldn’t?

Diplomacy offers a potential path to a different history, a path away from ceaseless violence.

By: Mattea Kramer &; Jo Comerford ,; TomDispatch

October 19, 2015

News Analysis

War & Peace

The Pentagon’s Phony Budget War: How the US Military Avoided Budget Cuts, Lied About Doing So, Then Asked for Billions More

After two years of uproar over mostly phantom cuts, 2015 isn't likely to bring austerity to the Pentagon either.

By: Mattea Kramer ,; TomDispatch

March 6, 2014

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