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  • No Better Place

    by Mark Engler February 28, 2005
    by Mark Engler February 28, 2005

    The fiction of Wendell Berry.

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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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  • There Is an Alternative to Corporate Rule

    by Mark Engler September 1, 2008
    by Mark Engler September 1, 2008

    All over the world, truly democratic approaches are bubbling up from the grassroots.

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  • Fair Trade Sweatshops?

    by Mark Engler November 1, 2006
    by Mark Engler November 1, 2006

    Supporting ‘clean clothes’ campaigns to end the exploitative labour practices that pervade the textile industry is not as simple as just picking the ‘right’ brand to buy.

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  • Treated Like a Criminal

    by Mark Engler March 1, 2003
    by Mark Engler March 1, 2003

    “How the INS Stole Three Days of My Life.” A testimonial from Behrooz Arshadi, as told to Mark Engler.

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  • Those Who Don’t Count

    by Mark Engler May 9, 2003
    by Mark Engler May 9, 2003

    Why it matters to remember the Iraq War’s civilian victims.

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  • In God’s Country

    by Mark Engler August 19, 2003
    by Mark Engler August 19, 2003

    A review of Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer.

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  • Reverend Billy’s Holiday Shopocalypse

    by Mark Engler December 2, 2005
    by Mark Engler December 2, 2005

    The Church of Stop Shopping hits the road.

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  • Six Essays About War and About Peace

    by Mark Engler May 6, 2004
    by Mark Engler May 6, 2004

    A series of post-9/11 reflections.

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  • From the Quarantine Against Greed

    by Mark Engler September 30, 2002
    by Mark Engler September 30, 2002

    A report from outside the 2002 annual meetings of the IMF/World Bank in Washington, D.C.

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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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  • Boston Review
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  • In These Times
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  • New Internationalist
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  • Jacobin
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  • Le Monde diplomatique
  • Grist Magazine
  • Rebelión
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  • openDemocracy
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  • Christian Science Monitor
  • Dollars & Sense
  • Progreso Semanal
  • Chicago Reader
  • Sin Permiso
  • Baltimore Sun
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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