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2003-2004

  • Amnistia Ahora!

    by Mark Engler November 1, 2003
    by Mark Engler November 1, 2003

    The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride revives the U.S. immigration debate.

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  • Ride Toward Freedom

    by Mark Engler September 23, 2003
    by Mark Engler September 23, 2003

    More than championing a set of just immigration reforms, the activists on the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride are shaping the future of American progressivism.

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  • Who Pays For Poverty?

    by Mark Engler September 8, 2003
    by Mark Engler September 8, 2003

    Critics questioned welfare reform during the prosperous ’90s, but the real crisis is emerging in the wake of the Bush recession.

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  • False PRIDE

    by Mark Engler October 3, 2003
    by Mark Engler October 3, 2003

    The welfare reauthorization bill now championed by Senate conservatives—aka PRIDE—targets the poor, but it won’t defeat poverty.

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  • Homeland Security for Whom?

    by Mark Engler September 1, 2003
    by Mark Engler September 1, 2003

    Bush Administration abuses perpetuate an atmosphere of intolerance against immigrants.

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  • Globalization’s “Lost Decade”

    by Mark Engler August 4, 2003
    by Mark Engler August 4, 2003

    The model of “free trade” and development promoted in Washington failed poor countries under Clinton, and is failing them under Bush.

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  • Love, Freedom, Empire

    by Mark Engler July 1, 2003
    by Mark Engler July 1, 2003

    A Review of Freedom Dreams by Robin D. G. Kelley

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  • Hawks Say The Damnedest Things!

    by Mark Engler July 10, 2003
    by Mark Engler July 10, 2003

    If you want an indication of how deep the WMD scandal goes, just look at what the apologists admit about the “real reasons” for war.

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  • New York Should Stand by Immigrants

    by Mark Engler July 11, 2003
    by Mark Engler July 11, 2003

    Cities must resist the federal crackdown on noncitizens in the United States.

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  • Whether To Be Loved or Feared

    by Mark Engler July 3, 2003
    by Mark Engler July 3, 2003

    Does International Public Opinion Really Matter?

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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 (Nation Books). Mark’s full bio is available here.

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Democracy Uprising
  • About
    • About Mark Engler
    • About Democracy Uprising
  • Books
    • This Is An Uprising
    • How To Rule the World
  • Topics
  • Translations
  • Appearances
  • Archive
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