The Luddites Revisited
April 7, 2011 | Since it is the 200th anniversary of the British Luddite protests this month, that movement has been getting some attention.
Articles by Mark Engler
U.S. Military Spending Marches On
March 16, 2011 | How on earth do you get a bipartisan consensus against cuts and for stimulus? Call it the defense budget.
The Egyptian Protests Are a Many Constituencied Thing
February 11, 2011 | Organizing protests and institutionalizing their gains require two different skill sets.
Egypt Protests Shine Light on How U.S. Profits From Foreign Aid
January 29, 2011 | Most U.S. foreign aid is not meant to address poverty.
The Misuse of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16, 2011 | The idea that Martin Luther King, Jr. would bless our presence in Afghanistan is an insult to his memory.
There Actually Was a 2010 Worth Remembering
January 2, 2011 | Victory was ours, on a few occasions anyway.
Is Bono Undermining His Activism by Hobnobbing With the Superclass?
December 26, 2010 | The impact of celebrity activists working within the system is limited.
To Chalmers Johnson, American Militarism Was to Colonialism as Overseas Bases Are to Colonies
December 5, 2010 | Chalmers Johnson believed that the United States risks "losing our democracy to keep our empire."
Tax Cuts and Trade: Is Obama Triangulating?
November 15, 2010 | President Obama's rightward drift continues.
Argentina’s Once — and Might-Have-Been Future — President Dies, to the Rejoicing of the Corporate Sector
October 29, 2010 | Nestor Kirchner revived his country's economy.