Paul Phillips

LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )

• Social Capital and The Lack Thereof

  

  I have been watching the PBS NewsHour these past few days to see their week long segment on one of the biggest problems facing American higher education today,... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Admin Failing to Follow ‘Don’t Do Stupid S***’ Policy in Egypt

  

  One of the promises the Obama administration made when it came to foreign policy was simple and straightforward: Don’t do stupid s*** (stuff). Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Nelson Mandela, South African President, Etc.

  

  An excerpt from the 1961 statement “The Struggle is My Life” by Nelson Mandela . Mandela was a South African apartheid foe sentenced to life in prison in 1964... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• If Anyone Here is Living in the Kentuckiana Area (Louisvi...

  

  If anyone here is living in the Kentuckiana area (Louisville and the surrounding area), here is something your interested in. Some friends and I will be... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Carlos Marighella, Brazilian Guerrilla Fight

  

  A short excerpt from the “Minimanual of the Urban Guerilla” by Brazilian guerrilla fighter Carlos Marighella, died 1950. This piece is an excerpt is from Book... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Mao Tse-Tung

  

  A writing by Mao Tse-Tung, the late Chairman of Chinese Communist Politburo. This piece is an excerpt is from Book V called “Revolt. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• McKinney PD Should Award Commendation Medals, Just Not to Their Officers

  

  As the situation in McKinney continues to play out over the disgusting and disgraceful assault on a minor by former officer Eric Casebolt, I couldn’t help but... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Robert G. Ingersoll

  

  A statement by Robert G. Ingersoll, American lecturer and free-thought spokesman. This piece is an excerpt is from Book V called “Revolt. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Frontline Must-See: “Secrets, Politics, & Torture”

  

  This episode of Frontline entitled “Secrets, Politics, Torture” is a must watch. It covers the entire CIA torture history since September 11th, 2001, and all... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Paint Creek Miner “‘Gunmen’ in West Virginia”

  

  “‘Gunmen in West Virginia” by an anonymous Paint Creek Miner written during the terrible strike of 1911-1912. This is one of my favorites in the “Social... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On Yesterday’s Riot in Baltimore

  

  – Short Post and Rant: Yesterday Baltimore’s Finest’s victims of police discrimination and brutality, namely, the poor African-American population of the... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• To Vote Or Not to Vote?

  

  One weekend about a month ago, on MSNBC’s weekend roundtable show “Up with Steve Kornacki”, Mr. Kornacki interviewed former liberal Representative from... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Leo Tolstoy “Robbers and Governments”

  

  “Robbers and Governments” from Leo Tolstoy. This piece is an excerpt is from Book V called “Revolt.” This chapter pertains to “The struggle to abolish injustice... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Just Wanted to Re-post That We Have Provided the Inaug...

  

  We just wanted to re-post that we have provided the inaugural paper for our “New Work” section here at Sparking The Left: a brief primer on social movement... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Work: A Social Movement Theory Primer

  

  Today I am providing the inaugural paper for our “New Work” section here at Sparking The Left: a brief primer on social movement theory from a sociological... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New STL Feature: In-Depth Works

  

  Here at Sparking The Left we are proud to announce that we are unveiling a new feature on the STL blog. We will begin today to publish more in-depth works as a... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Said ‘Death to America’. So, What?

  

  As the peaceful negotiations over a nuclear deal with Iran happily make their way to a resolution, many opponents of the current deal (or any deal with Iran)... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Protest Lit.: Henrik Ibsen “Real Liberty”

  Taken from “Real Liberty” by Henrik Ibsen. This piece is an excerpt is from Book V called “Revolt.” This chapter pertains to “The struggle to abolish... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• SAE’s Racist Chant & Colleges As Liberal Re-Education Camps

  

  Short Post: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members at the University of Oklahoma, after being taped performing a racist chant on a bus that was headed for a... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Twitter Account

  

  Hello and thank you for visiting, Here at STL we have changed our Twitter account so that both Paul and I can post to the same feed. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY