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Mark Engler is a writer based in New York City and an analyst with Foreign Policy In Focus. He is author of the forthcoming How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy (Nation Books, Spring 2008).

Mark also serves as a commentator for the Institute for Public Accuracy and for the Mainstream Media Project.

An activist originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Mark has previously worked with the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress in San José, Costa Rica, and is a member of the National Writers Union (UAW, Local 1881).



Email Mark Engler: engler@ democracyuprising.com



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    OLDER ARTICLES | 2000-2001

    Articles are listed in reverse chronological order.


    On The Price is Right On The Price is Right
    by Mark Engler
    Published in Bad Subjects, October 2001



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    A Week in New York A Week in New York
    by Mark Engler
    Published on September 17, 2001

    The experience, and the politics, of living in the aftermath of terror.

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    Additional Links: New Internationalist, Creative Nonfiction, CommonDreams



    With Harvard Sit-In Victory, A Movement Continues With Harvard Sit-In Victory, A Movement Continues
    by Mark Engler
    Published on May 11, 2001

    After twenty-one days, living wage activists have emerged victorious. Here's why their sit-in not only shook the campus, but signaled an important win for progressives across the country who are fighting globalization battles on the home front.

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    Additional Links: Left Turn, ZNet, ATTAC
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    Conflict in Quebec Conflict in Quebec
    by Mark Engler
    Published on April 24, 2001

    Eyewitness Report and Analysis from the FTAA protests in Quebec City.

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    Additional Links: TomPaine.com, Alternet, Vue Weekly, ZNet



    Teamsters and Turtles Unite Again Teamsters and Turtles Unite Again
    by Mark Engler
    Published on April 17, 2001

    Why Quebec City will witness the Labor movement's return to globalization activism.

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    Additional Links: TomPaine.com



    The Inauguration and Its Discontents The Inauguration and Its Discontents
    by Mark Engler
    Published on January 18, 2001

    A Protest Against the Odds

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    Additional Links: TomPaine.com



    2000 ARTICLES

    A Green-Donkey Government A Green-Donkey Government
    by Mark Engler
    Published on November 3, 2000

    Lessons from parliamentary politics

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    Additional Links: TomPaine.com



    Toward the 'Rights of the Poor' Toward the "Rights of the Poor"
    by Mark Engler
    Published in the Journal of Religious Ethics, Fall 2000 (Vol. 28, Issue 3)

    An Academic Article on Human Rights in Liberation Theology

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    Conventions 2000

    The People's Conventions The People's Conventions
    by Mark Engler
    Published on September 6, 2000

    In-Depth Analysis of the Protests at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions

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    Additional Links: Independent Media Center



    The Real Populism is in the Streets The Real Populism is in the Streets
    by Mark Engler
    Published on August 28, 2000

    An op-ed from the Democratic National Convention

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    Additional Links: Los Angeles Independent Media Center




    The Battle for Human Rights in El Salvador (1975-1999) The Battle for Human Rights in El Salvador (1975-1999)
    by Mark Engler
    Presented to the symposium, "Human Rights: Changes and Challenges," Georgia Institute of Technology, April 30, 1999

    An academic article on the evolving human rights discourse during the country's civil war.

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    Taking Back Your Time
    October 22, 2003

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    September 31, 2002

    Six Essays About War and Peace
    May 6, 2004

    Who Pays for Poverty?
    September 8, 2003

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    March 26, 2004



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