Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
The Iowa Caucus is a Classist and Ageist Farce
Counterpunch, February 1, 2016 In Iowa, as across the nation, lots of people work during the early to middle evening, after the traditional dinner hour. Tow-truck drivers. Nurses’ aides. Nurses. Resident emergency room doctors. EMTs. [...]
Quotations From Madame Hillary
Counterpunch, January 29, 2016 Hillary Clinton says the damnedest things, some more truthful than others. Below I run through some of my favorite Hillary quotes, adding some critical commentary and a concluding refection “lesser evil” [...]
The Limits of Acceptable Debate
Counterpunch, January 22, 2016 “Nothing Real Will Happen” I happened, purely by accident (while looking for a basketball game), upon the fourth and final Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina last Sunday. I didn’t expect [...]
Race Without Class
Counterpunch, January 20, 2016 In an interview with his longtime friend Neil Drumming on National Public Radio’s “This American Life” last November, the celebrated Black American author Ta-Nehisi Coates talked about his new life in [...]