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LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )
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Netanyahu: A Character Study
A good character study in the NYT on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu with a concentration of his near obsession with preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Malala’s Critics At Home
A good article in the NYT Magazine on how Malala Yousafzai (the young Pakistani teen who was shot in the head by a Taliban fighter for going to school) has... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Open Software/Hardware and Privacy
A good piece in the NYT by Eli Douardo from George Mason University who explains that the possibilities surrounding open software and hardware may be a good... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Use of “Patriotism” by Cynical Actors
Though I do not wholly agree with this piece in The Atlantic, it makes some very good points about being aware of leaders and ideologies draped in the American... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Does Netanyahu Really Believe This?
The crazy thing about this speech by Israel PM Netanyahu is that the Iraeli right-wingers and Netanyahu himself may actually subscribe to this reasoning. If... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Busy Term for Supreme Court Includes Important Rulings
An article from the NYT regarding the controversial cases planned to be taken up by the Supreme Court this term. There are some very important cases that make... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chomsky Interview by Washington Times
Here’s a transcript of an interview done by the Washington Post on Oct. 1st with Noam Chomsky. It covers many issues: The U.S. Read more
Posted on 04 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Report: Global War on Drugs is Failing – CNN.com
.And the award for political broken record of the week goes to…this article!One tidbit of info that might be somewhat surprising from the piece:Prices fell... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Happened to the Magna Carta? I Support the Troops Wh...
What happened to the Magna Carta? I support the troops when they overthrow their superiors!UK: Nazi's won WWII after all: new measures to make insulting militar... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
STL Twitter Feed!
The staff here at Sparking The Left (STL) has just decided to move into the new century by establishing its own Twitter feed. You can find us at... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Goes Around, Comes Around.
I was watching CNN today and was lucky enough to catch an interview with a couple, with the wife carrying their baby daughter, who were trapped in a mall store... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Syria, Iraq, and America’s Maturation
As what once looked like an inevitable march to war in Syria stays on hold longer, it seems the United States’ public has put to use the lessons learned from th... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Iran’s Rouhani: New Hope for Negotiations?
The article I’m about to link focuses on Obama reaching out to Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, due to a NBC interview earlier this week where he made a... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some Very Informative Charts on Growing Income Inequality
The Census Bureau released data on income inequality recently and Mother Jones put together some charts showing the results of the research (linking one here bu... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
They Saw the Crash Coming – CSMonitor.com
.A good, short op-ed as the five year anniversary of the financial crash of ’08 rolls around. One paragraph does a nice summary of what happened:The pre-2008... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Critical Look at Obama’s Syria Speech
President Obama made his case for possible/eventual intervention in Syria last night. Let’s jump right into some of the language with a critical eye. Over... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Bad Can The NSA Spying Controversy Get!?
The NSA spying controversy hit an all time high alert today with new revelations published in The Guardian and ProPublica. According to whistle-blower Edward... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ridiculous U.S. Rhetoric to Justify Syria Intervention
As we edge closer to what is a virtually unstoppable march toward bombing Syria, the United States continues to throw out whatever rhetoric it can to justify a... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We Should Fight In Syria! There! I Said It!
We have to stop Assad from using chemical weapons on his own people!As I state that I feel like I’m being attacked by the Right regarding action in Syria, who... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Doesn’t the U.S. Wait for U.N. Test Results in Syria Before Striking?
As the apparent fervor to blow stuff up in the U.S. government can no longer be stymied, I can’t help but wonder: why the rush? Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY