Paul Phillips

LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )

• The Right to Health Care-Funded Contraception

  

  A couple of articles in the NYT that cover all of the angles regarding the arguments the Supreme Court is hearing regarding the ACA’s requirement that... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Putin A Neocon?

  

  A interesting piece in The Atlantic pointing out the eery similarities between Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin’s political ideology beside that of American Neocons... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Carter For Women’s Rights

  

  An article in The Guardian reports that the new book by former President Jimmy Carter rails against violence of all kinds against women and girls. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lite Sanctions for Russia

  

  Lite sanctions by Obama and the E.U.are all that have been waged against the Kremlin’s upper-crust probably because of close trade ties between Russia and the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• General Only Reprimanded for Sexual Misconduct

  

  The problem regarding sexual assault in the U.S. military is an issue that needs to be taken full-on. And the slap on the wrist given to Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Myths of Inner-City Black Culture

  

  A good, almost prose piece in The Atlantic that tackles the myths regarding the so-called “cultural pathology” of inner-city black culture and its... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Putin Claims Crimea

  

  Swifter than anyone thought and so soon after the Ukrainian revolution, Russian leader Vladimir Putin officially claims Crimea as part of Russia. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Series On Free Trade and Inequality

  

  A great opinion piece in the NYT as part of a series by Joseph Stiglitz called “The Great Divide,” entitled “On The Wrong Side of Globalization. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Latest On Crimea

  

  A great report in the NYT on all the latest regarding Crimea, Russia, and the Ukraine.It includes a great list of all those who have been sanctioned by the... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• UN Severely Criticizes U.S. Human Rights Record

  

  An article in The Guardian reports that on Thursday, the UN Human Rights Committee harshly criticized the U.S. for human rights abuses which include racial... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Russian Troop Movement On Ukrainian Border

  

  A report in the NYT on Russian troop movement, placement, and battle exercises along the Ukrainian border. It also outlines that German Chancellor Angela... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Feinstein Accuses CIA of Hacking Congressional Computers

  

  The NYT reports that CA Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate intelligence committee, accused the CIA on the Senate floor today of spying o... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Galifianakis and Pres. Obama

  

  Despite being a leftist (a far leftist), I have never seen something so below the Presidential office than the new interview spoof with Pres. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Syria Continues to Suffer

  

  A great NYT piece on how an UN Panel Report states that fighting and general violence in Syria is on the rise, including crimes against humanity. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cuban’s Returning to Cuba for Entrepreneurship

  

  With Fidel Castro admitting Communism failed in Cuba, the relaxing of anti-business laws brings back exiles with dollar signs in their eyes.But what about the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Israel Still Not Giving

  

  A short report in The Guardian on today’s meeting between Pres. Obama and Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington.It correctly reports that the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• John Kerry Shows off U.S. Hypocrisy on Foreign Policy

  

  As the situation in the Ukraine continues to rear its ugly head, Secretary of State John Kerry had some tough words for Russia: stay out or we might do bad stuf... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Johansson Pro-Israel Occupation

  

  A good report in the NYT on how actress Scarlett Johansson is refusing to give up a pro-Israel ad campaign by endorsing Israeli drink company SodaStream, which... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gay Rights Progress and More Stunning NSA Tidbits for the Day

  

  Gay Marriage in TexasA judge in Texas has ruled the state’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional while leaving the law in place upon further appeals. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On The Venezuelan Crisis

  

  A great piece in The Atlantic for anyone who is interested in the current crisis in Venezuela. Author Moises Naim gives a rebuke of the Maduro administration... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY