Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Five American Pastimes, Six Dark Ironies: Reflections on Alexandria
Counterpunch, June 16, 2017 When the bitter Bernie Sanders fan James T. Hodgkinson shot up the Republican congressional baseball team on a practice diamond in fashionable Alexandria, Virginia this last Wednesday, five great American pastimes [...]
Why Does the U.S. Hate Iran? Think Oil and Strategic Power
Truthdig, June 23, 2017 Why, a correspondent recently asked me, is there so much animosity between the United States and Iran? On Iran’s side, it goes back to 1953, when the U.S. engineered a coup [...]
Twelve Blasphemous Thoughts: Some Summer Sacrilege
Counterpunch, June 13, 2017 Summer’s here and the time is right for sacrilege in the streets. Here are twelve blasphemous thoughts for the current Russo-phobic season, likely to be a real carbon- and (see below) [...]
Impeach the U.S. Constitution
Truthdig, June 10, 2017 I am always darkly amused when I hear one of my fellow Americans call for a return from our current “deep state” plutocracy and empire to the supposedly benevolent and democratic rules [...]