Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Bernie Sanders, the Company Man
Counterpunch, April 14, 2017 As I pointed out back in July of 2015, U.S. Senator Bernie Senator (“I”-VT) is not the independent left politician many progressives claim he is. He’s a Democratic Party company man. [...]
Trumpenstein’s Tomahawk Dog-Wag: on Real and Fake News
Counterpunch, April 10, 2017 I had five thoughts the minute I heard last Thursday night that the Orange-Tinted Freak Show – the “Unbelievable Baby Man” (Tom Tomorrow) – in the White House had launched 59 [...]
U.S. Policies Created the Immigration Problem. Scapegoating Immigrants Makes It Worse.
Donald Trump railed against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during his presidential campaign. But he failed to mention how the measure forced vast swaths of Mexico’s farm population off their land and into [...]
Dismal in Des Moines: Democrats are Part of What’s the Matter With Iowa
Counterpunch, April 3, 2017 Iowa Nasty In a recent Truthdig report, titled “What’s the Matter with Iowa?,” I reflected on how the now fully Republican-controlled state government of Iowa is involved in a vicious, multi-pronged [...]