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Mark Engler

Mark Engler

Mark Engler is a writer based in Philadelphia and an editorial board member at Dissent. He is the co-author, along with Paul Engler, of the book on the craft of mass mobilization, "This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century" (2015).

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The youth-led Sunrise Movement continues to organize events across the United States to build grassroots support for bold climate policies, including the Green New Deal. (Photo: Sunrise Movement)

Like Biden's Bold Moves on Government Spending? Thank Social Movements

In spite of the rising popularity of concepts such as the "Overton Window," the importance of grassroots organizing is still being underestimated.

Mark Engler ·

Activists rally in support of proposed 'Green New Deal' legislation outside of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) New York City office, April 30, 2019 in New York City. The activists called on Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) to support the 'Green New Deal' legislation in Congress. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Can Social Movements Realign America's Political Parties to Implement Big Change?

Groups such as Sunrise and Justice Democrats are reviving the old idea of realignment, with hopes of provoking new political transformations.

Mark Engler ·

PresidentJoe Biden speaks during an event to announce new cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware.

It's a Myth That Presidents Welcome Movement Pressure—and Biden Is No Different

Politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed.

Mark Engler ·

Certainly we have a political class that’s hostile to the idea. But we don’t have a public that’s hostile to the idea. (Photo: Reed Saxon/AP)

Jeff Bezos Has Enough! It’s Time for a Maximum Wage

 A Q&A with author Sam Pizzigati

Mark Engler ·

The Transformative Power of Democratic Uprisings

In praise of impractical movements: Three times when the world broke open—and two when it might again

Mark Engler ·

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