Articles by Mark Engler

Pope Francis is likely to be an improvement on Benedict, despite his contradictions writes Mark Engler.

The answer may not be a straight-forward no, even if the odds are stacked against it, says Mark Engler.

With 7 out of 10 Latinos voting to re-elect Barack Obama, Republicans are debating whether to alter their hardline immigration stance, says Mark Engler.

With the presidential election looming, many Americans are finding their right to vote under assault says Mark Engler.

On the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, #S17, Mark Engler says the 99 per cent could sorely use another round of rebellion.

It may seem counter-intuitive, but this is just one more reason for voting for Barack, says Mark Engler.

Our US columnist Mark Engler is riled by the shamelessness of the financial élite.

Obama’s decision to give legal status to 800,000 immigrants in the US is a tremendous advance, says Mark Engler.

Mark Engler argues the Catholic Church has made a parody of itself by criticizing nuns for ‘focusing too much on poverty and economic injustice.’

Many Americans are in denial about their dependence on social spending, says Mark Engler.

Wonders will never cease, says Mark Engler.

A fresh wave of reports unveiling exploitation in the iPad empire are forcing Apple to clean up up its act, reports Mark Engler.

Unfulfilled promises may come back to haunt Obama this election year, says Mark Engler.

Ten years on from Guantanamo’s opening, Mark Engler reflects on the surreal absurdity that such a place even exists.

Attending the state caucuses makes for an uncomfortable, but fascinating, day out, as Mark Engler discovers.

The majority has had enough, says Mark Engler.

By championing Wall Street, Niall Ferguson once again gets it wrong at exactly the right moment, says Mark Engler.

As the #OccupyWallStreet protests continue to grow, Mark Engler agrees that the bankers must be held to account for their ill-gotten gains.

How to strengthen the #Occupy movement is of much greater concern than Democrats jumping on the bandwagon, says Mark Engler.

Now in its third week, the protest movement not only continues to grow – it is maturing and becoming stronger in impressive ways, writes Mark Engler.

Around 2.3 million US citizens are behind bars - a number that dwarfs any other country, reports Mark Engler.

As the world looks back at the events of 11 September 2001 and their influence on the decade that followed, Mark Engler argues that patriotism does not equate to revenge.

As Obama ushers in a new debit-limit bill, Mark Engler explains how the argument ‘We’re broke’ is used to justify the demolition of social safety nets.

There are no palm trees in Wisconsin – but there’s a red-faced newsreader at Fox News.

Are the rich winning the class war?

Marc Engler has a taboo solution to the US’s economic woes.

Overcoming empire is not a spectator sport.

Mark Engler’s regular column from the magazine

Moving on up - the big money takeover of America

Our new columnist Mark Engler considers the impact of the US midterm elections.

Mark Engler explains why ‘clean clothes’ campaigning is no longer about boycotting Gap.

Mark Engler accuses the US of twisting El Salvador’s history to suit its foreign policy interests in Iraq.

It’s possible to make space for a radical project even inside the belly of the beast. Mark Engler tells the story of the Human Development Report.

The grassroots SAPRIN network spent years working with the World Bank – only for the Bank to batten down the hatches. Mark Engler reports.

Mark Engler sheds some light on the murky world of export credit agencies.

Labour unions have begun to embrace ‘New Internationalism’. Mark Engler finds out what it means.