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2011-2012

  • The Politics of Your Summer Vacation

    by Mark Engler July 12, 2012
    by Mark Engler July 12, 2012

    Working people are under pressure to buckle down and skip “luxuries” like sick days, vacation, and even lunch breaks.

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  • Why Couldn’t the Left Prevail in Mexico?

    by Mark Engler July 6, 2012
    by Mark Engler July 6, 2012

    A victory by the PRI was a setback for insurgent parties.

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  • President Obama: Corporate Globalizer

    by Mark Engler June 28, 2012
    by Mark Engler June 28, 2012

    The administration is wrong to promote so-called “free-trade” deals.

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  • The Unstoppable DREAMers

    by Mark Engler June 20, 2012
    by Mark Engler June 20, 2012

    Young activists score major win by forcing White House action.

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  • If Nuns Went on Strike, the Church Would Shut Down

    by Mark Engler June 13, 2012
    by Mark Engler June 13, 2012

    Having witnessed both priests and nuns in action, there’s no doubt in my mind which group dominates in the getting-shit-done department.

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  • Tired of Burying Black Boys

    by Mark Engler June 1, 2012
    by Mark Engler June 1, 2012

    The Trayvon Martin case is not rooted in an individual’s bigotry, nor will the issues it raises be resolved by a single trial.

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  • Quebec’s Student Revolt Goes Viral

    by Mark Engler May 29, 2012
    by Mark Engler May 29, 2012

    It took some 100 days of massive, concerted protest before the student strike in Québec finally started getting traction in the U.S. media.

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  • The Politics of TED

    by Mark Engler May 21, 2012
    by Mark Engler May 21, 2012

    Is the topic of income inequality “Too Hot for TED“?

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  • Keep Your Government Hands Off My Welfare State

    by Mark Engler May 12, 2012
    by Mark Engler May 12, 2012

    Ideology and reality have been set on a collision course, and this absurd mash-up is the result.

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  • The Bank vs. America Showdown

    by Mark Engler May 10, 2012
    by Mark Engler May 10, 2012

    This spring is a season of confrontation at the shareholders’ meetings of U.S. banks and other major corporations. And this week, Bank of America has been in the spotlight.

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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
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    • This Is An Uprising
    • How To Rule the World
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