Articles and Essays by Mark Engler
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Bankrolling Enron’s Empire

The scandal-ridden corporation received billions in public funds—and it still wants more.

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Ordinary Outrages

A review of Political Fictions by Joan Didion.

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Brewing Poverty and Violence in El Salvador

While President Bush has emphasized US aid to developing countries, the Salvadoran experience shows how the economic policies he is promoting on his Latin American tour work to deepen poverty and impede progress toward human rights.

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Marching for a Global Peace

Militaristic responses may be simpler than multi-issue protests, but they cannot make the world a safer place.

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The Politics of Persistence

To answer the question “Are ‘anti-globalization’ protests destined for irrelevance in a political landscape transformed by September 11?” we must ask, “Why were they relevant in the first place?”

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On the Price is Right

A journey into Television City.

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A Week in New York

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