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  • This new model for upholding labor law may change the way we think about government

    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler November 2, 2023
    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler November 2, 2023

    Scholar and long-time organizer Janice Fine argues that the state must reject “neutrality” and embrace social movements as partners in promoting justice.

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  • Democrats Won Power in Several States. Will They Actually Use It?

    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler February 1, 2023
    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler February 1, 2023

    While Republicans have used legislative majorities at the state level to undermine their opposition, the Democratic Party has too often failed to fight back.

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  • The Case for a Social Distancing Wage

    by Mark Engler and Andrew Elrod March 16, 2020
    by Mark Engler and Andrew Elrod March 16, 2020

    The thousands of low-wage, hourly, and gig-work employees who are getting sent home amid the crisis need an income guarantee that goes beyond traditional unemployment insurance.

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  • The Seattle Protests Showed That Another World Is Possible

    by Mark Engler November 29, 2019
    by Mark Engler November 29, 2019

    Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today’s critics of neoliberal capitalism.

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  • Reviving the General Strike

    by Mark Engler September 1, 2019
    by Mark Engler September 1, 2019

    Organizers in labor, immigrant rights, and climate movements seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.

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  • Jeff Bezos Has Enough! It’s Time for a Maximum Wage.

    by Mark Engler December 14, 2018
    by Mark Engler December 14, 2018

    A Q&A with author Sam Pizzigati.

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  • There’s Still Power in a Strike

    by Mark Engler April 24, 2019
    by Mark Engler April 24, 2019

    Jeremy Brecher, author of the labor-history classic Strike!, considers the recent wave of teacher walkouts, how we can overcome America’s “strike drought,” and the future role of mass disobedience in …

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  • The Amazon Effect: Sweat, Surveillance, Exploitation

    by Mark Engler October 25, 2018
    by Mark Engler October 25, 2018

    Company founder Jeff Bezos did not become the world’s richest man by letting employees enjoy free-range lifestyles.

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  • There’s More Than One Way to Strike the Boss

    by Mark Engler June 27, 2018
    by Mark Engler June 27, 2018

    From fare strikes to sick outs, movements are deploying a variety of creative tactics to disrupt business as usual.

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  • Ai-jen Poo: Organizing a Movement for Care

    by Mark Engler November 30, 2011
    by Mark Engler November 30, 2011

    Talk to Ai-jen Poo about her work and it won’t be long before you hear language you don’t often hear in the midst of intense social movement campaigning.

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The Author

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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Mark’s Articles Appear In:

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  • Boston Review
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  • openDemocracy
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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
    • 2023-2025
    • 2021-2022
    • 2019-2020
    • 2017-2018
    • 2015-2016
    • 2013-2014
    • 2011-2012
    • 2009-2010
    • 2007-2008
    • 2005-2006
    • 2003-2004
    • 1999-2002