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

An activist originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Mark also serves as a commentator for the Institute for Public Accuracy and for the Mainstream Media Project.

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    2009 ARTICLES

    Articles are listed in reverse chronological order.


    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



    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



    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



    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 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



    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.com, Grist



    The Ascent of Niall Ferguson
    By Mark Engler
    Published in the Spring 2009 issue of Dissent Magazine

    In his new "financial history of the world" a historian famous for celebrating empire turns to praise the wonders of capital.

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    Additional Links: Dissent Magazine



    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. A Q&A with Mark Engler.

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    Additional Links: Foreign Policy in Focus



    American Empire Foreclosed?
    By Mark Engler
    Published on April 17, 2009

    Reconsidering U.S. power in a time of economic crisis.

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    Additional Links: Foreign Policy in Focus, AlterNet
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    Debating Obama and American Power
    By FPIF Senior Analysts
    Published on March 26, 2009

    A Foreign Policy In Focus roundtable.

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    Additional Links: Foreign Policy in Focus



    Will the Winds of Change Reach El Salvador?
    By Mark Engler
    Published on March 2, 2009

    The prospect of progressive leadership coming to power in El Salvador's March 15 presidential elections should prompt new U.S. policy toward Central America.

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    Additional Links: Foreign Policy in Focus, AlterNet
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    Can the Left Win in El Salvador?
    By CISPES, NACLA, and Upside Down World
    Published January 2009

    A Joint Report on the 2009 Presidential Elections in El Salvador, With a Contribution by Mark Engler

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    Additional Links: NACLA




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