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  • The Trouble With CAFTA

    by Mark Engler January 16, 2004
    by Mark Engler January 16, 2004

    A ratified CAFTA would represent a clear blow to poor and working people in the Americas. But that outcome is anything but certain.

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  • Bush’s Uneasy Mexican Visita

    by Mark Engler January 16, 2004
    by Mark Engler January 16, 2004

    On the tenth anniversary of the Zapatista uprising, President Bush encounters an unruly Latin America.

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  • Miami’s Trade Troubles

    by Mark Engler November 24, 2003
    by Mark Engler November 24, 2003

    Contrary to the Bush Administration’s spin, the Free Trade Area of the Americas met defeat in militarized Miami.

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  • Against the God of Free Trade

    by Mark Engler November 17, 2003
    by Mark Engler November 17, 2003

    The Free Trade Area of the Americas meets the Other Catholicism.

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  • Victory in Miami? Focusing Global Justice Efforts Beyond the FTAA

    by Mark Engler November 11, 2003
    by Mark Engler November 11, 2003

    A discussion paper on responding to the Bush administration’s economic nationalism.

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  • Activism’s Autumn Harvest

    by Mark Engler October 9, 2003
    by Mark Engler October 9, 2003

    Just when we need some good news, those of us concerned with social and economic justice can see several of our efforts bear fruit.

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  • Globalization’s “Lost Decade”

    by Mark Engler August 4, 2003
    by Mark Engler August 4, 2003

    The model of “free trade” and development promoted in Washington failed poor countries under Clinton, and is failing them under Bush.

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  • Whether To Be Loved or Feared

    by Mark Engler July 3, 2003
    by Mark Engler July 3, 2003

    Does International Public Opinion Really Matter?

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  • Global Showdown in Evian

    by Mark Engler May 29, 2003
    by Mark Engler May 29, 2003

    The real voices of international concern at the G8 summit will be coming from the streets.

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  • No Pain, All Gain

    by Mark Engler April 1, 2003
    by Mark Engler April 1, 2003

    Public agencies finance privatization.

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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
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    • 2019-2020
    • 2017-2018
    • 2015-2016
    • 2013-2014
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