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  • Will Occupy Live to See Another Birthday?

    by Mark Engler September 1, 2012
    by Mark Engler September 1, 2012

    On the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, #S17, our U.S. columnist says the 99 per cent could sorely use another round of rebellion.

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  • Obama: A Better Adversary

    by Mark Engler September 1, 2012
    by Mark Engler September 1, 2012

    Progressive movements are stronger when they can take on centrists or liberals than when pitted against elected conservatives.

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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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  • Return Your Eagle Scout Badge

    by Mark Engler August 6, 2012
    by Mark Engler August 6, 2012

    Are you disgusted and outraged by the recent decision of the Boy Scouts of America to reaffirm its exclusion of gay members from the organization? You’re not alone.

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  • Student Debt Crisis: It’s Time for a Jubilee

    by Mark Engler July 30, 2012
    by Mark Engler July 30, 2012

    Organizations that usually demand cancellation of debts owed by impoverished countries are now calling for debt forgiveness for a different group of borrowers: U.S. students.

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  • The Unstoppable DREAMers

    by Mark Engler June 20, 2012
    by Mark Engler June 20, 2012

    Young activists score major win by forcing White House action.

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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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  • Tired of Burying Black Boys

    by Mark Engler June 1, 2012
    by Mark Engler June 1, 2012

    The Trayvon Martin case is not rooted in an individual’s bigotry, nor will the issues it raises be resolved by a single trial.

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  • Keep Your Government Hands Off My Welfare State

    by Mark Engler May 12, 2012
    by Mark Engler May 12, 2012

    Ideology and reality have been set on a collision course, and this absurd mash-up is the result.

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  • Working in the iPad Empire

    by Mark Engler April 30, 2012
    by Mark Engler April 30, 2012

    The death of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, a fresh wave of investigative reports, and protests by Chinese workers themselves have reopened discussion of a reality we regularly prefer …

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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
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    • 2019-2020
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