Lessons from the George W. Bush years.
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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On a protest that spread far beyond a single sport.
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The native-led resistance at Standing Rock has emphasized environmentalism of a different complexion than is typically associated with ecological activism in the United States.
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The former US Secretary of State endorsed human rights violations in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Argentina, yet Hillary Clinton calls him 'a friend.'
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‘It’s part of a long and disturbing pattern of Donald Trump using veterans as a political prop, both for his own self-advantage and to advance an agenda of bigotry and hate,’ said Perry O’Brien, a US Army veteran.
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Public spaces previously regarded as off-limits to private branding—schools, government buildings, and national parks—may soon display corporate logos in exchange for cash.
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Stubborn and visionary got the goods.
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Despite the cynics, social movement uprisings are producing some remarkable wins.
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The surge of interest in socialism—and a willingness to break with deep-seated American political taboos to openly espouse it—clearly owes much to the Sanders campaign.