Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
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 [...]
Thank an Anti-War Veteran
Counterpunch, November 17, 2017 Big Brother in the Aisles of HyVee Repeat a lie often enough, the conventional Nazi propaganda wisdom ran, and it will become an accepted truth. This last Veterans Day weekend, I [...]
A Book Review of Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens, Democracy in America? What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It
New York Journal of Books, November 2017 Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens, Democracy in America? What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, November 2017). Americans are [...]
A Book Review of Alfred W. McCoy, In The Shadows of the American Century
New York Journal of Books, November 2017 In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power (Chicago: Haymarket, 2017). This is a remarkable and dazzlingly original account of the [...]