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  • The Winter of the Climate Denier

    by Mark Engler March 1, 2014
    by Mark Engler March 1, 2014

    The North American Climate-Change Denier is an invasive species that poses serious risk to other plant and animal life on the planet.

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  • Did Nonviolence Fail in Egypt?

    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler February 21, 2014
    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler February 21, 2014

    Three years after the resignation of Mubarak, the Egyptian Revolution provides a perfect example of what mass, disruptive protest can accomplish—and what it can’t.

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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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  • Against the Monsanto Food Prize

    by Mark Engler January 1, 2014
    by Mark Engler January 1, 2014

    Whether or not you think genetically modified crops could someday have a role in sustainable agriculture, Monsanto’s abuses of corporate power deserve condemnation.

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  • Lessons from Shutdown America

    by Mark Engler December 1, 2013
    by Mark Engler December 1, 2013

    Despite offering an opportunity to skewer exceptionalist arrogance, the shutdown was not a good thing.

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  • Even If You Have Nothing to Hide

    by Mark Engler November 1, 2013
    by Mark Engler November 1, 2013

    Story after story, fueled by leaks from former security contractor Edward Snowden, is uncovering a U.S. surveillance empire with unprecedented reach and breadth.

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  • There’s Always Money for War

    by Mark Engler October 1, 2013
    by Mark Engler October 1, 2013

    When American presidents let the bombs fall, they have plenty of support from those who make the bombs.

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  • End Illegal Spying; Don’t Shoot the Whistleblower

    by Mark Engler September 1, 2013
    by Mark Engler September 1, 2013

    Rather than facing unpleasant facts about runaway surveillance programs, lawmakers have preferred to kill the proverbial messenger.

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  • Climate of Change: An “Inside-Outside” Strategy Against Global Warming?

    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler July 22, 2013
    by Mark Engler and Paul Engler July 22, 2013

    If politicians in Washington, DC refuse to talk about our warming planet, how do we shift the climate of national debate?

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  • Should We Have a “Maximum Wage”

    by Mark Engler July 15, 2013
    by Mark Engler July 15, 2013

    Economists love to talk about incentives. In this case, such limits would motivate CEOs to augment the pay of their janitors, secretaries, and cashiers for a simple reason: Their own …

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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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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