Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
“Performative” Republican Fascism Gets a Free Pass
Counterpunch, 1.6.21 Let history record that at least half the Republican Party is calling for the overthrow of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Fully 140 U.S. House Representatives and at least 10 U.S. Senators are [...]
Petit-Bourgeois “Normalcy” Pining at The New York Times
Counterpunch 1 1 2021 Few things nauseate quite so much as “liberal” professional class pining for “normalcy” – a return to the supposedly good way things were – after Trump and COVID-19. Look at last [...]
On Capitalism, Racism, Trump, and Pandemo-Fascism
Counterpunch, 12 18 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic as it has played out in its favorite country the United States (home to a fifth of the world’s Covid-19 deaths but just over a twentieth of the [...]
We Have a Fascism Problem
Counterpunch 12 16 2020 To admit the truth about Trump and authoritarianism then means they have to do something about it. Many people do not want to take that leap. * Ruth Ben-Ghiat, July 23, [...]