Honoring Baker alongside Martin Luther King would highlight the long and patient work of building a social movement.
Our job is to translate outrage over his agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision.
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Is Muhammad Yunus selling ''free market'' neoliberalism in the guise of liberal do-gooderism?by Mark Engler
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From fare strikes to sick outs, movements are deploying a variety of creative tactics to disrupt business as usual.by Mark Engler
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Does Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine hold water?by Mark Engler
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Having experienced recent mass mobilizations, some community organizers are interested in questioning the old divide between "movements" and "organizations"—and in harnessing the power of both.
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Talk to Ai-jen Poo about her work and it won't be long before you hear language you don’t often hear in the midst of intense social movement campaigning.by Mark Engler
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Reconsidering Poor People's Movements in the wake of mass uprising.
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Lessons from late-Cold War cinema for the post-9/11 era.by Mark Engler
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Like those of Black Lives Matter activists today, King’s methods were widely criticized—even when they were effective.
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Where insider politics fails, a transformational approach can turn the impossible into the inevitable.
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Seventy years old this week, the veteran sage of sustainable agriculture has made a life of stewardship, "staying home," and turning off the computer.by Mark Engler
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On the politics of food.by Mark Engler
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A wave of disruptive protest fifty years ago helped put women’s liberation on the map—and showcased a radical feminist vision that remains relevant in the age of Trump.
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The strengths and limitations of prefigurative politics.
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Doesn’t supply and demand dictate that new immigrants will steal jobs and drive down wages for U.S. citizens? A leading immigration economist explains why not.by Mark Engler
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The real question is not whether the government should spend on job creation. It is whether the government has been spending well.by Mark Engler
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How creating a healthy "ecology of change" can help propel social movements.
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The sexist job ads of the 60s are gone, but female-dominated jobs are still vastly undervalued today.
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How Thomas Friedman gets it wrong about globalization. An excerpt from How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy (Nation Books, 2008)by Mark Engler
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Alex Rivera, director of the new film Sleep Dealer, imagines the future of the Global South.by Mark Engler
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Can theories of movement cycles equip activists to persevere over the long haul?
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The contested legacy of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers.
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Did the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization actually make a difference? Yes. Here's how.by Mark Engler
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Why the market fails in calculating the true cost of our dependence on oil.by Mark Engler
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Deciding the time has come for direct action to stop global warming.by Mark Engler
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In his new "financial history of the world" a historian famous for celebrating empire turns to praise the wonders of capital.by Mark Engler
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How Dr. King might have responded to current crises of recession, unemployment, and foreclosure.by Mark Engler
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A review of Political Fictions by Joan Didion.by Mark Engler
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A journey into Television City.by Mark Engler
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Assessing the state of the World Social Forum after five years.by Mark Engler
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The fiction of Wendell Berry.by Mark Engler
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With a new film, the Yes Men carry forth their gonzo brand of anti-corporate activism.by Mark Engler
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All over the world, truly democratic approaches are bubbling up from the grassroots.by Mark Engler
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Supporting 'clean clothes' campaigns to end the exploitative labour practices that pervade the textile industry is not as simple as just picking the 'right' brand to buy.by Mark Engler
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"How the INS Stole Three Days of My Life." A testimonial from Behrooz Arshadi, as told to Mark Engler.by Mark Engler
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Why it matters to remember the Iraq War's civilian victims.by Mark Engler
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A review of Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer.by Mark Engler
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The Church of Stop Shopping hits the road.by Mark Engler
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A series of post-9/11 reflections.by Mark Engler
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A report from outside the 2002 annual meetings of the IMF/World Bank in Washington, D.C.by Mark Engler
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Florida sugar growers milk taxpayers, farm workers, and endangered wetlands.by Mark Engler
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A review of Rebecca Solnit's Field Guide to Getting Lost.by Mark Engler
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A week in review from the Republican National Convention, inside and out.by Mark Engler
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Why the city will—and should—demonstrate against the Republican Convention.by Mark Engler
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A consideration of human rights in liberation theology, published in the Journal of Religious Ethics (Vol. 28, Issue 3).by Mark Engler
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In the past five years, abolitionists and advocates of criminal justice reform in Los Angeles County have amassed some impressive victories—laying out a vision for reducing incarceration and providing care that could have national significance.