U.S. Politics / Elections
By Mark Engler
Published in the March 2012 issue of the New Internationalist magazine.
Don't believe in the "enthusiasm gap"? Spend some time with the right-wing faithful. Then stop by a protest against Guantanamo.
By Mark Engler
Published on January 4, 2012.
The neighborly good cheer of the caucus I attended was almost enough to make me forget, at least for a few moments, that I was sitting four rows up in a set of bleachers packed full of rabid conservatives.
By Mark Engler
Published on December 30, 2011.
As caucus craziness reaches its peak in Iowa, the Occupy movement has not been left out.
By Mark Engler
Published on December 22, 2011.
Many agree that the V-22 Osprey is a major bust, so why does the government keep authorizing spending on it?
By Mark Engler
Published on November 17, 2011.
The real question is not whether the government should spend on job creation. It is whether the government has been spending well.
By Mark Engler
Published in the June 2011 issue of the New Internationalist magazine.
There are no palm trees in Wisconsin. And public fiscal problems were not caused by union greed.
By Mark Engler
Published in the May 2011 issue of the New Internationalist magazine.
Public sector unions are among the only institutions that still stand against the unchecked influence of corporations. And they are under attack.
By Mark Engler
Published in the March 2011 issue of the New Internationalist.
There is broad consensus that a ‘multipolar’ order will emerge in coming decades, in which the US will have to compete for alpha-dog status within different regions with rivals.
By Mark Engler
Published on February 28, 2011.
How on earth do you get a bipartisan consensus against cuts and for stimulus? Call it the defense budget.
By Mark Engler
Published in the January/February 2011 issue of the New Internationalist magazine.
The unshakable notion that everyone in the country is middle class has helped push us ever closer to a society where nobody is.
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