Mark Engler

On the power of mass non-cooperation, from our latest in The Guardian. Check it out! Link in thread

Book here: tinyurl.com/uprisingbook or here: bookshop.org/p/books/this-i…

Minneapolis Has Shown Us the Power of Mass Non-Cooperation Our latest, now up at the Guardian, draws from the new preface to our just-released 10th anniversary edition of This Is an Uprising. Check out the article below and the book here! theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We are excited to announce the release of a new and expanded edition of our book on the power of mass mobilization! whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/tenth-annive…

"THIS IS AN UPRISING: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century," the modern classic of social movement organizing by @markjengler and Paul Engler, is now available in a tenth-anniversary edition! Learn more: bit.ly/4c5agCE

MLK Day provides an opportunity to reflect not only on the legacy of King himself, but also to hold up other heroes of the civil rights movement. In our latest, Whirlwind analyst Miles Goodrich reflects on two greats: Ella Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer. whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/celebrating-…

In our latest dispatch, we recap work from Whirlwind Institute's 1st year! Links to some cool articles and podcasts you may have missed, from Paul and I talking Iowa upbringing to articles on Hillbilly Radicals, World's Poorest President & more... whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/from-no-king…

"We Make the Road By Walking” is a fascinating dialogue between popular educators Myles Horton and Paulo Freire. Very fun to reflect on it: whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/learning-fro…

Sometimes referred to as a “hillbilly radical," Horton is best known as a pioneer of progressive pedagogy but pent his life navigating the ups and downs of social movements. Read on at… whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/learning-fro…

My latest, now up at Waging Nonviolence: What we can learn from famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton about living through the ups and downs of social movements! Link in comments...

In our latest post below, Paul writes about the need to incubate new experiments in progressive movements. Check it out! "Thinking through the innovator’s dilemma helps us to find new pathways for experimentation, escalation and risk." whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/what-social-…

Our latest dispatch: The Radical Legacy of the “Poorest President in the World.” Great stories from Uruguay's Pepe Mujica and lessons for US activists. Check it out! whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/the-radical-…

The latest from our new think tank, the Whirlwind Institute: Senior research associate Guille Bervejillo writes about the what we can learn from the life of Uruguay’s former president Pepe Mujica. Great lessons for inside-outside politics! jacobin.com/2025/10/pepe-m…

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): jacobin.com/2025/10/maximu…

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-maxi…

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-tru…

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-ins…

“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.” From our latest: whirlwinddispatches.substack.com/p/could-we-be-…