Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Why Biden May Be Less Evil Than Obama and Clinton – and Why This May Not Matter All That Much in the End
Counterpunch 1.22.21 It’s hard to get overly excited about Joe Biden on the Left. The main reason to welcome his ascendance is no small matter but betrays an extremely low bar: he’s not a malignant fascist [...]
On True Democracy
Counterpunch 1.20.21 On January 5, 2021, one day before Trump sparked his fascist Attack on the Capitol, the liberal New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg called for Americans “to defend democracy” by “investigating” Trump and wrote these words: [...]
The Failed Fascist Coup and the Futility of “Reconciliation”
Counterpunch+ 1.10.21 It is possible to be simultaneously unsurprised and jolted by an event. It was one thing to know that the wannabe dictator Donald Trump and his shrinking band were going to pull some [...]
Why There Was No People’s Rebellion Against a Fascist U.S. President: Nine Reasons
Counterpunch 1.15.21 “Indeed a Fascist” Last Friday’s New York Times included Paul Krugman’s elementarily accurate editorial observation that “Donald Trump…is indeed a fascist – an authoritarian willing to use violence to achieve his racial nationalist goals. So [...]