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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • The Problem with Cadillac’s Electric Wheels

    by Mark Engler May 1, 2014
    by Mark Engler May 1, 2014

    While making cars more energy efficient is a worthy goal, it is not enough.

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  • When Martin Luther King Gave Up His Guns

    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler January 15, 2014
    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler January 15, 2014

    It took years of political evolution for King to understand nonviolence not merely as a moral force, but as an effective strategy for leveraging political change.

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  • Obama’s “Free Trade” Voyages: NAFTA Across the Oceans

    by Mark Engler July 1, 2013
    by Mark Engler July 1, 2013

    When it comes to the devastating affects of pro-corporate deals, Obama was right the first time.

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  • Wall Street Wants Your Gratitude

    by Mark Engler August 28, 2012
    by Mark Engler August 28, 2012

    Amid economic downturn, there is growth in at least one sector: The shamelessness of the global financial elite.

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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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  • A World Bank President Who’s Not a Crony or a War Criminal?

    by Mark Engler March 28, 2012
    by Mark Engler March 28, 2012

    Mark Engler talks to Mark Weisbrot about the nomination of former Partners in Health executive director Jim Yong Kim.

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  • A Moment to Celebrate

    by Mark Engler January 2, 2012
    by Mark Engler January 2, 2012

    Why the left should take the time to celebrate its victories.

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  • Obama’s “Free Trade” Follies: A Conversation with Global Trade Watch’s Todd Tucker

    by Mark Engler November 29, 2011
    by Mark Engler November 29, 2011

    How “free trade” prevailed in the Obama White House.

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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
    • 2023-2025
    • 2021-2022
    • 2019-2020
    • 2017-2018
    • 2015-2016
    • 2013-2014
    • 2011-2012
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