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Riot Porn Gallery…Oh, and F$ck the Royals!
Hey Comrades, Really busy this week. Could not put anything together in time, much less something worth your time. Plus I could not stay engaged this week with... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Propaganda Day…A Day Late…
Greetings Comrades, Been a crazy week so showing up a day late on adding five new images to the STL Image Gallery. My apologies. Read more
Posted on 11 March 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Iran but Not The Saudis?
According to a New York Times article from Feb. 28th, President Biden decided the cost of directly penalizing Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Riot Porn from Sparking The Left!
Since I don’t have a real post for this Sunday (there is a post below from today), check out some of this “best of…” riot porn from over at... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Week of 02/21/2021 with STL
Greetings Comrades, Due to personal reasons I have to miss posting anything substantial this week. But I would like to make a few observations before you go: Fo... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
5 New STL Propaganda Images!
Good Morning, Comrades! If you like our STL Image Gallery check out our Sparking The Left blog over at Tumblr. I’m posting a ton of great pics and memes from... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A New U.S. Constitution?
On Sunday October 25th, 2020, the Chilean people voted to rewrite the nation’s constitution. The plebiscite was a landslide victory for change: 78.24% voted for... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
STL Gallery Back Open with 6 New Images!
Hey Comrades, Found that it’s not that big of a deal to have the STL gallery open to the public, so here is the link with six new images. Find link below. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It’s a Crime for a $7.25 Minimum Wage to Exist
Sparking The Left is a serious advocate for the minimum wage increase to $15 an hour. (It should have been to $25 an hour 20 years ago, honestly). Read more
Posted on 14 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
STL Image Gallery & Follow @LeftSparking
Just a couple pieces of housekeeping: To get into the very popular STL image gallery, where you can find five new pieces of visual propaganda every Wednesday,... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
C’mon, Noam, Worse Than Hitler?!
The most respected modern far-leftist intellectual is Noam Chomsky. Chomsky is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Propaganda and a Little Observation on the Week
I was unable to put anything together for this week’s post due to time constraints, but I did put up five new images in the STL gallery. I do have four quick... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Putin and The Destruction of A Worker’s State
Below is an exclusive video from Russia, with English subtitles, exposing the existence of a palace owned by Russian premiere Vladimir Putin on the coast of... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cuban International Terrorism? What!?
On Jan. 11th, the New York Times and the AP reported that Trump’s State Department lead by his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated Cuba as a U.S. deemed... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Stop The Wicked Fascists at The Capitol
A year or so ago I read an article that I cannot seem to track down now but it was written by a New York reporter who was originally from one of the Plain... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Arab Spring,10 Years On…
I believe that one of the most important political/cultural/social movements of the last ten years was the Arab Spring. Therefore, I thought it deserved the... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2021 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Your Government is Not Working
.Your government does not care about you.Your government does not care if you lose your unemployment insurance.Your government does not care if you and your... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2020 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2021 Sparking The Left Relaunch!
Beginning Jan. 2nd, 2021, I will publishing a new kind of weekly post on Sundays. That schedule will give me enough time to put something together that isn’t to... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2020 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
My Old KY Home: Where Class Plays a Major Role in Student Advantage
The Education Trust, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, according to a Jan. 9, 2020, article in the Courier-Journal (Louisville), found that here in my Old... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2020 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How to Change: Restraint, and Issues of Equality
In previous posts I have advocated for some rather radical societal changes: smashing capitalism, fighting off cultural hegemony, etc. But let me explain how th... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2020 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY