Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Magical Thinking Is Stopping Us From Taking to the Streets
Truthdig, December 10, 2017 The arch-plutocratic tax cut Washington politicians are working on this holiday season ought to be a call to arms for the United States’ populace. The nation’s economy is already so savagely [...]
The Burning Earth Bears Witness in California
Counterpunch, December 8, 2017 Watching the first ten minutes of the “Public” (Petroleum and/or Pentagon?) Broadcasting System (“P”BS)’s NewsHour two nights ago, I was overcome by a sense of the surreal. The first news item [...]
Dasvidaniya, Donna Brazile, the Dismal Dollar Democrat
Counterpunch, December 1, 2017 You can’t tell a book by its advance press. Take Donna Brazile’s new 2016 campaign memoir Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the [...]
U.S. Elections: A Poor Substitute for Democracy
Truthdig, November 30, 2017 The passivity of the American populace in the face of the endlessly outrageous presidency of Donald Trump is chilling to behold. There were some meaningful outbursts of mass anger over and [...]