Deciding the time has come for direct action to stop global warming.
Mark Engler
Mark Engler
Mark Engler is a writer based in Philadelphia, an editorial board member at Dissent, and co-director of the Whirlwind Institute, a social change strategy center. His latest book, written with Paul Engler, is This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century. He can be reached via the website http://www.DemocracyUprising.com.
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In his new “financial history of the world” a historian famous for celebrating empire turns to praise the wonders of capital.
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How Dr. King might have responded to current crises of recession, unemployment, and foreclosure.
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A review of Political Fictions by Joan Didion.
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A journey into Television City.
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Assessing the state of the World Social Forum after five years.
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The fiction of Wendell Berry.
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With a new film, the Yes Men carry forth their gonzo brand of anti-corporate activism.
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All over the world, truly democratic approaches are bubbling up from the grassroots.
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Supporting ‘clean clothes’ campaigns to end the exploitative labour practices that pervade the textile industry is not as simple as just picking the ‘right’ brand to buy.