Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK
Truthdig, 2/4/2018 My first political memory is the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK). I was 5 years old, home from kindergarten on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963. I was in the living room [...]
Trump’s Durable Base: Eight Reasons
Counterpunch, February 2, 2018 Donald Trump’s many critics like to note that he has been struggling with epically low approval ratings – in the middle and high 30s for the most part – across most [...]
Capitalist Fluctuation and the Partisan Presidential Praise and Blame Game
Counterpunch, 1/26/2018 Capitalism moves through long waves and shorter-term cycles of growth and stagnation, boom and bust, rising and falling asset values, mounting and dropping profit rates, job creation and job elimination, increasing and declining [...]
We Need More Than a ‘Not Trump’ Strategy for Real Change
Truthdig, 1/24/2018 With the news cycle taken over by the latest madness emerging from the mouth or Twitter feed of the childish “orange one” in the White House, could we step back from the circus [...]