A review of Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer.
Author
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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The Church of Stop Shopping hits the road.
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A series of post-9/11 reflections.
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A report from outside the 2002 annual meetings of the IMF/World Bank in Washington, D.C.
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Florida sugar growers milk taxpayers, farm workers, and endangered wetlands.
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A review of Rebecca Solnit's Field Guide to Getting Lost.
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A week in review from the Republican National Convention, inside and out.
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Why the city will—and should—demonstrate against the Republican Convention.
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A consideration of human rights in liberation theology, published in the Journal of Religious Ethics (Vol. 28, Issue 3).
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Two of the most important recent developments in US politics have come from social movements involving schools. Each has a different look and generational profile, but they are united in a common tactic: the use of disruptive power.