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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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  • True Gold of Our Future

    by Mark Engler and Nadia Martinez October 1, 2003
    by Mark Engler and Nadia Martinez October 1, 2003

    Costa Ricans say ‘No!’ to oil exploration companies.

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  • Pay or Die

    by Mark Engler February 1, 2003
    by Mark Engler February 1, 2003

    Salvadoran health care workers battle privatization.

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  • Changing Seasons in El Salvador’s Battle Against Privatization

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

    Protests resume after the government rolls back popular gains.

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  • CAFTA: Free Trade vs. Democracy

    by Mark Engler January 31, 2003
    by Mark Engler January 31, 2003

    CAFTA provides a perfect example of a “free trade” agreement that actually undermines democratic freedoms.

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  • Guatemala: Between Justice and Terror

    by Mark Engler and Alexandra Durbin November 1, 2002
    by Mark Engler and Alexandra Durbin November 1, 2002

    Resurgent death squads hamper genocide trials.

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  • Public Costs, Private Gains: Enron in Guatemala

    by Mark Engler October 1, 2002
    by Mark Engler October 1, 2002
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  • Basta NAFTA y CAFTA!

    by Mark Engler August 17, 2002
    by Mark Engler August 17, 2002

    Reflections on Romero Day in El Salvador.

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  • Guatemala: Testimony of the Dead

    by Mark Engler and Alexandra Durbin July 1, 2002
    by Mark Engler and Alexandra Durbin July 1, 2002

    Former dictators brought to justice by their victims.

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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
    • 2009-2010
    • 2007-2008
    • 2005-2006
    • 2003-2004
    • 1999-2002