Paul Phillips

LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )

• The Notre Dame Fire and The Return of Indulgences

  When Martin Luther legendarily nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the All Saints Church in 1517, the Reformation ignited Europe for centuries. But... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Put Your AK’s and Blasting Caps Away!: Thoughts on Urban Guerrilla Warfare Today

  In the interest of full disclosure, I have always had this strange romance for the urban guerrilla groups of the 1970’s. Rather it be the Weather Underground... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America in El Salvador’s Crisis

  This is an excerpt from What Uncle Sam Really Wants, by Noam Chomsky. WUSRW is a compilation of talks and interviews by Prof. Chomsky that took place between... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “False Consciousness” Through Tucker Carlson

  

  If you are not familiar with the Marxist concept of “false consciousness” and you hate FOX News, this is the post for you. Below is a video from Vox. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Will Spark Real Change?

  We know that great, revolutionary social movements are sparked by extreme discontent surrounding a variety of maladies. Yet many also often surround a single,... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Let’s Give Them A Push: Americans Already Favor Near Far-Left Policies

  As I have mentioned before, I consume a good amount of mainstream news to keep a finger on the pulse of what the American people are learning. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• After “Baby Bonds”: Next Steps Towards The Revolution

  

  Democratic Sen., and Presidential candidate, Cory Booker is proposing a new “Baby Bond” program to help ease the state of inequality in America (read details... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Saudi Crimes OK; No on Venezuelan Oil

  

  www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/01/saudi-aramco-oil-world-most-profitable-business-apple-exxon Saudi Arabia has one of the worst human rights records in... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• FUNYT!: NYT Opinion Page Water’s Down Far Left Possibilities

  I have been searching over at the New York Times Opinion Page for the words “Trump socialism.” I read through the search results to learn what the point of... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More STL Graphics!

  

  Here are this weeks five uploaded images and graphics to inspire the movement. Look back here every Friday for more updates. To view all pics/images/graphics yo... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Radical Change is What We Need: Statement 2/2

  A far-left system is the best form of government for the working class to live under. So what we need to do is smash the current, so-called Democratic system... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Radical Change is What We Need: Statement 1/2

  As I have stated in the subtitle and the About section of this website, Sparking The Left comes from a radical leftist point of view. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Official Stance of Sparking The Left is That Voting i...

  The official stance of Sparking The Left is that voting in so-called democratic elections is useless. It is taking part in a corrupt system. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 5 New STL Images!

  

  Five new images for the peoples’ cause! You can also find the entire collection, past and present, at the link below: https://photos.app.goo. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New STL Image Post!

  

  This is the weekly post for five new images of radical leftist propaganda. And follow the link to see the complete collection over at Google photos. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Military Contractors Steal from Us

  

  According to a NYT op-ed by Peter Navarro, an assistant to the president and the director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, published March... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Real Reason for The West’s Interest in Venezuela’s Suffering

  Venezuela is in deep economic trouble and has a resulting humanitarian crisis on their hands. According to mainstream media reports (even though some contrary... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Home for STL Image Gallery!

  

  I have removed the image gallery widget on the right-hand menu because it was going to be taking up too much space. Therefore, I have started using Google Photo... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Guaido Supporters Burned Aid Trucks, Not Maduro Troops

  

  Glenn Greenwald echoing his story at The Intercept on DemocracyNow! that the protesters that, as the NYT reported as well, set the now-infamous fires of aid... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Proposed Tax On Million Dollar Living Spaces Serving As Second Home

  

  “For properties valued between $5 million and $6 million, a 0.5 percent surcharge would be added on the value over $5 million. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY