Articles and Essays by Mark Engler

Archive for 2009

seattle

The “Battle in Seattle” at Ten

By Mark Engler
Published on November 30, 2009.

Did the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization actually make a difference?

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Additional Links: Yes! Magazine
solnit_paradise

A Utopia of Caring

By Mark Engler
Published in the November 2009 issue of The Progressive magazine.

Rebecca Solnit explores how our responses to disasters can point the way to a better society. (A review of A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster.)

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Additional Links: The Progressive
yesmen

Ljudi vs korporacije

By Mark Engler
Published on October 29, 2009.

“The Yes Men Fix the World” premijerno je prikazan u New Yorku, 7. oktobra, a u ostalim gradovima projekcije su počele 23. oktobra. Kratko nakon premijere, Bichlbaum je govorio za Foreign Policy in Focus (Mark Engler).

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Additional Links: Radio Netizen
English, Español
yesmen

Pranksters Fixing the World

By Mark Engler
Published on October 21, 2009.

With a new film, the Yes Men carry forth their gonzo brand of anti-corporate activism.

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Additional Links: Foreign Policy In Focus, Yes! Magazine, Alternet
Español
yunus

The Godfather of Microcredit

By Mark Engler
Published in the Fall 2009 issue of Dissent magazine.

Is Muhammad Yunus selling ”free market” neoliberalism in the guise of liberal do-gooderism?

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Additional Links: Dissent
casino

Casino Capitalism as Usual

By Mark Engler
Published on September 30, 2009.

G20 leaves needed reforms for global economy off the table.

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Additional Links: Foreign Policy in Focus
kingsnorth

Climate Disobedience

By Mark Engler
Published on August 11, 2009.

Deciding the time has come for direct action to stop global warming.

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Additional Links: TomDispatch, Mother Jones, Salon, Grist
empire_foreclosed

O império hipotecado

Por Mark Engler
17 Maio 2009.

Ou o império americano enfrenta a execução da hipoteca?

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Additional Links: Sociologias
sleep_dealer

Science Fiction From Below

By Mark Engler
Published on May 8, 2009.

Alex Rivera, director of the new film Sleep Dealer, imagines the future of the Global South.

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Additional Links: Foreign Policy in Focus
empire_foreclosed

Сто дней Обамы: экономические итоги неочевидны

Добавить комментарий (Mikhail Tsyganov)
29 апр, 2009.

Mark Engler quoted in a Russian article about Obama’s first 100 days.

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Additional Links: RIA Novosti