Under Bush's new Director of Foreign Assistance, Randall Tobias, U.S. foreign assistance will be more overtly political than ever. Can progressives in good conscience demand increased aid?
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Mark Engler
Mark Engler
Mark Engler is a writer based in Philadelphia and an editorial board member at Dissent magazine. His latest book, written with Paul Engler, is entitled This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century.
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A dispatch for the “Arguing the World” blog at Dissent magazine.
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The G8 debt deal should provide an opportunity for us to claim our victories while still pushing for more. (Translation into Arabic by Kefaya.org)
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While lavish agricultural subsidies illustrate wealthy countries' hypocritical stance on "free trade," ending them would be no panacea for human development.
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Could administration officials be called to account? An interview with Jeremy Brecher, Jill Cutler, and Brendan Smith, editors of In the Name of Democracy: American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond.
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A review of How to Succeed at Globalization: A Primer for the Roadside Vendor by El Fisgón.
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A dispatch for the “Arguing the World” blog at Dissent magazine.
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Victories and challenges for the anti-sweatshop movement.
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Fighting terror while opposing Bush.