#BlackLivesMatter: A Wave of Dissent by Mark Engler January 1, 2015 by Mark Engler January 1, 2015 If the country is to be redeemed, it will depend on those who dissent—those who are now using their bodies to blockade bridges and highways. Read more
What Makes Nonviolent Movements Explode? by Mark Engler and Paul Engler December 10, 2014 by Mark Engler and Paul Engler December 10, 2014 Despite the demonstrated power of sacrifice and disruption, it is rare that groups risk either in significant measure — and even rarer that the two are combined in thoughtful and creative ways Read more
People Power Brought Down the Berlin Wall—Can it Defeat Corporate Rule? by Mark Engler December 1, 2014 by Mark Engler December 1, 2014 Can people power also be successful in defeating the more diffuse evils of oligarchy and corporate rule? Read more
From the Berlin Wall to today — Lessons for harnessing the moment of the whirlwind by Mark Engler and Paul Engler November 7, 2014 by Mark Engler and Paul Engler November 7, 2014 Every so often, we witness a period of mass insurgency that seems to defy the accepted rules of politics Read more
After the Climate March by Mark Engler November 1, 2014 by Mark Engler November 1, 2014 Savvy organizers use mass actions as choice opportunities for recruiting. Read more
How did Gandhi win? by Mark Engler and Paul Engler October 4, 2014 by Mark Engler and Paul Engler October 4, 2014 Lessons from the Salt March for today's social movements. Read more
How to Militarize Your Local Police by Mark Engler October 1, 2014 by Mark Engler October 1, 2014 The use of militarized police squadrons has long been an escalating and racially loaded trend. Read more
Why is College so Damned Expensive? by Mark Engler September 1, 2014 by Mark Engler September 1, 2014 With a grim job market and soaring debts, new graduates face the prospect of long-term indenture to the banks. Read more
Social Change is Written in the Streets by Mark Engler July 1, 2014 by Mark Engler July 1, 2014 Fifty years ago the Civil Rights Act was passed into law in the United States. Read more
What the U.S. Made of Thomas Picketty by Mark Engler June 1, 2014 by Mark Engler June 1, 2014 Reactions to a surprise best-seller on economic inequality. Read more