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The Radical Legacy of the “Poorest President in the World”

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · 22d

The Radical Legacy of the “Poorest President in the World”

In the latest from our new think tank, the Whirlwind Institute, Senior research associate Guille Bervejillo writes on what we can learn from the life of Pepe Mujica. Great lessons for inside-outside politics!

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What we can learn from the life of Uruguay’s former guerrilla and leftist president Pepe Mujica.

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We Desperately Need Maximum Wage Laws

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Oct 3

Happy to see that Jacobin has picked our story on Maximum Wages from Whirlwind research analyst Celeste Pepitone-Nahas! Check it out (reprinted from In These Times):

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With wealth inequality and billionaire control over American society growing ever more obscene, it’s well past time to implement a maximum wage limit.

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Sep 29

Our latest from the Whirlwind Institute, the new think tank that Paul and I are launching!...

Could a “Maximum Wage” Combat Billionaire Power?

whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/using-a-ma...

Using a “Maximum Wage” to Combat Billionaire Power

Whirlwind Institute analyst Celeste Pepitone-Nahas looks at steps toward capping executive pay.

What Can Zohran Accomplish? - Dissent Magazine

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Jul 7

My friend @jwmason.bsky.social at Dissent Magazine on what Zohran can accomplish.

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What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.

www.dissentmagazine.org

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Jun 26

My latest with brother Paul: "Politicians regularly partner with economic elites. What would it mean if elected officials actually governed hand-in-hand with social movements as partners instead?"

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/is-t...

Is Trump co-governing with the billionaire class?

Politicians regularly partner with business, when they should collaborate with grassroots movements.

Trump Is Inspiring a Historic Wave of Protests

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Jun 24

My latest post: On the scope of protests emerging against Trump.

"All those who have been wondering when mass resistance to Trump 2.0 would materialize need wait no longer. It is here. It is happening. It is now."

whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/trump-is-i...

There's no need to wait for resistance. It is happening now.

Trump Is Inspiring a Historic Wave of Protests

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Jun 20

My latest dispatch: Trump Is Inspiring a Historic Wave of Protests

There's no need to wait for resistance. It is happening now.

whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/trump-is-i...

There's no need to wait for resistance. It is happening now.

Pepe Mujica: My Generation Made a Naive Error

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · May 27

More here: jacobin.com/2025/05/pepe...

The late Uruguayan statesman José “Pepe” Mujica argues that capitalism is not just property relations but a set of cultural values that the Left must confront with a culture of solidarity.

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Could we be entering a 'movement moment' against Trump?

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · May 27

RiP, the great Pepe Mujica:

"My generation... believed that social change was only a matter of challenging modes of production and distribution in society. We did not understand the immense role of culture.... We are in a struggle between a culture of solidarity and a culture of selfishness."

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · May 7

“History tells us that, even as authoritarians deploy “shock and awe” campaigns to cause confusion and demobilization, they consistently underestimate the ability of movements to break out in opposition.”

@markengler.bsky.social @wagingnv.bsky.social

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/coul...

How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.

Could we be entering a ‘movement moment’ against Trump?

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Apr 26

“I have gone through, in my life, a number of social movements,” Howard Zinn said, “and I have seen how at the very beginning of these social movements — or just before these social movements develop — there didn’t seem to be any hope.”

Our latest:
whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/could-we-b...

How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.

Could we be entering a 'movement moment' against Trump?

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Apr 12

My latest, with Paul Engler, now up at @wagingnv.bsky.social... A deep dive into what makes a "moment of the whirlwind."

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/coul...

How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.

A while back I had an interesting conversation with my older son, who is in 7th grade.

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Apr 7

Some interesting thoughts on the working class, the PMC, and class dealignment from my friend @jwmason.bsky.social. One factoid: "47% of union members have college degrees."

jwmason.substack.com/p/teachers-a...

Teachers and Workers

jwmason.substack.com

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Apr 2

Our latest dispatch: Pledging Your Solidarity with Immigrant Communities Under Attack

Through a new pledge, organized by prominent immigrant rights and community organizing groups, you can sign up for strategic actions vs mass deportations

whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/pledging-y...

Pledging Your Solidarity with Immigrant Communities Under Attack

A new “Solidarity Pledge" is a vital part of the effort to build a grassroots response to Trump’s flood-the-zone assault.

Living well and fighting back in a time of terrors

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Mar 22

I appreciated this:

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The opposite of fascism

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Trump’s backpedaling shows he’s not invincible

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Mar 17

Latest article: Trump’s backpedaling shows he’s not invincible

Our job is to highlight political missteps, heighten public outrage and raise the political cost of implementing his radical agenda.

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/trum...

To compel Trump to reverse course, our job is to heighten public outrage and raise the political cost of implementing his radical agenda.

More Thoughts On Mass Training During the Trump Emergency

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Feb 14

Paul & I just sent out a dispatch about how the right is using its own version of mass training to build breadth + depth for the MAGA movement. We need to do it better to fight back.

Read more & sign up for a free subscription to the newsletter at:

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The right is building breadth and depth for the MAGA movement. We need to do it better to fight back.

Welcome! / It’s going to take multiple strategies to win under Trump 2.0

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Feb 3

"When movements are most successful, it is generally because groups with different organizing traditions and strategic approaches have been able to come together or play off of one another in constructive ways."

Read more & check out our newsletter!
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Social movement ecology can help groups with different organizing traditions work together to pursue change in a time of hostile government.

It's going to take multiple strategies to win under Trump 2.0

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Jan 29

Latest article now up at @wagingnv.bsky.social: "It’s going to take multiple strategies to win under Trump 2.0"

Social movement ecology can help groups with different organizing traditions work together to pursue change in a time of hostile government.

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/soci...

Social movement ecology can help groups with different organizing traditions work together to pursue change in a time of hostile government.

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Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Jan 24

LOL I've had this on my bookshelf since 1997 but haven't gotten to it. I'm going to read it right now!!

Mark Engler @markengler.bsky.social · Jan 23

LOL I don't think he's made it to BSky yet!