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2009-2010

  • The Godfather of Microcredit

    by Mark Engler October 1, 2009
    by Mark Engler October 1, 2009

    Is Muhammad Yunus selling ”free market” neoliberalism in the guise of liberal do-gooderism?

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  • Immigration Economics: An Interview with Professor Giovanni Peri

    by Mark Engler September 16, 2010
    by Mark Engler September 16, 2010

    Doesn’t supply and demand dictate that new immigrants will steal jobs and drive down wages for U.S. citizens? A leading immigration economist explains why not.

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  • Science Fiction From Below

    by Mark Engler May 8, 2009
    by Mark Engler May 8, 2009

    Alex Rivera, director of the new film Sleep Dealer, imagines the future of the Global South.

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  • Four Ways of Looking at an Aztec Eagle

    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler June 1, 2010
    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler June 1, 2010

    The contested legacy of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers.

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  • The “Battle in Seattle” at Ten

    by Mark Engler November 30, 2009
    by Mark Engler November 30, 2009

    Did the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization actually make a difference? Yes. Here’s how.

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  • The Gulf at the Gas Station

    by Mark Engler August 12, 2010
    by Mark Engler August 12, 2010

    Why the market fails in calculating the true cost of our dependence on oil.

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  • Climate Disobedience

    by Mark Engler August 11, 2009
    by Mark Engler August 11, 2009

    Deciding the time has come for direct action to stop global warming.

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  • The Ascent of Niall Ferguson

    by Mark Engler March 17, 2009
    by Mark Engler March 17, 2009

    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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  • MLK Economics

    by Mark Engler January 15, 2010
    by Mark Engler January 15, 2010

    How Dr. King might have responded to current crises of recession, unemployment, and foreclosure.

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  • Pranksters Fixing the World

    by Mark Engler October 21, 2009
    by Mark Engler October 21, 2009

    With a new film, the Yes Men carry forth their gonzo brand of anti-corporate activism.

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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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