Paul Phillips

LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )

• MIddle-Class Squeezed Out of Homes

  

  A good NYT article reports that middle-class, and not to mention lower-class, renters are being squeezed out of the market because of rising rent costs. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Take Climate Change Seriously

  

  A U.N. panel (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reported today that it would cost less to prevent climate change today than to deal with it later. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America Is Not in Retreat

  

  An op-ed in The Guardian by Michael Cohen argues that America is not in “retreat” around the globe but rather is just not invading other countries and starting... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Overcoming Our Money-In-Politics Problem: A Plan

  

  A great article by Lawrence Lessig in The Atlantic putting forth a plan to take the massive amount of money in politics today out of the system. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Potential Jurors in Occupy Activist Trial

  

  Cecily McMillan on trial in a New York courtroom accused of assaulting a police officer with her arm during an Occupy Wall St. rally. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Venezuela’s Pres. Maduro Interview and Article

  

  A great piece in The Guardian on recent Venezuelan unrest with a print and video interview with Pres. Nicolas Maduro.Maduro claims that the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why We Didn’t Attack Syria: Highlights of Sy Hersh’s Investigation

  

  Last year, the U.S. came very close to involving itself in another unpopular war in the Middle East by attacking Syria over its government’s reported use of... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kerry Blames Israeli Settlements for Breakdown

  

  An update in the NYT reports that Sec. of State John Kerry blamed the breakdown of the most recent attempt Mid-East peace talks on Israel’s announcement of new... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Press Should Scrutinize Donors

  

  A good piece in The Atlantic by Peter Beinhart yesterday argues that in a post-McCutcheon world, the press should start to scrutinize political mega-donors... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Please Leak CIA Torture Report!

  

  A good op-ed in The Guardian by Trevor Timm pleading that some official in the government release a full copy of the report on the torture of prisoners... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Who’s More Invested: Palestine, Israel, Or Kerry?

  

  A good piece in The Guardian by Peter Beaumont argues that the United States, and Secy. of State John Kerry, specifically, is more invested and engaged with... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mitch McConnell Wants to Give Tax Break Extensions to “People” With $7.9 Trillio...

  

  When politicians talk about the need for tax breaks for businesses, we are always to assume it is because business is struggling and needs more cash to invest i... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Only Question Remaining About Torture: Why Would Anyone Defend It?

  

  The recent Washington Post article reporting some of the details of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the use of torture by the CIA tells us more... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mid-East Talks Cancelled

  

  Sec. of State John Kerry’s talks with the Palestinian Authorities Pres. Mahmoud Abbas were cancelled earlier today by Abbas, or by both. We do not exactly know. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Imperial Presidency”?

  

  A piece in the NYT about how the slogan, or whatever you want to call it, “imperial presidency” is being used by the Right to describe the Obama administration. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Censoring Free Speech is Wrong

  

  In an earlier post, some time ago, I argued that the curbing of media messages railing against a successful revolution is justified due to the outside influence... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Short History of The Media

  

  A great column in Salon.com is an excerpt from the book “The Invention of News: How The World Came To Know About Itself” by Andrew Pettegree. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• UAE Human Rights Abuses of Migrant Workers

  

  In Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE where lavish tourism sites are being constructed, the work is being done by migrant Indian and Pakistani workers who are... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• ’16 GOP Hopefuls Sucking Adelson’s Teat, Torture Never Worked, Wormhole Travel!?...

  

  GOP Presidential Candidates Puckering Their Lips for AdelsonThe GOP hopefuls for the 2016 presidential slot are headed to Las Vegas this week in order to try... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Announces NSA Bulk Data-Collection Reform

  

  An article in The Guardian, who first published whistle blower Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA bulk-information collection, reports on Pres. Obama’s... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY