Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Defending Socialism: Foner and Sanders v. Eugene Debs
Counterpunch, November 6, 2015 Denmarkian Dilution Never underestimate the moral and intellectual corruption of the professoriat, including even some of its most accomplished left names. Look, for example, at the prolific, progressive, and esteemed United [...]
“Humility and Restraint”: Barack Obama, Don Corleone, and the Ongoing Record of U.S. War Criminality
teleSur English, November 4, 2015 “Recall,” Barack Obama intoned during his first Inaugural Address, “that earlier generations [of U.S. foreign policymakers] faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the [...]
Anthropocene or Capitalocene?
teleSur English/ZNet, October 29, 2015 A few months ago, I received a statement of anthro-exceptionalist hubris from an American academic: “I love and respect the life, beauty, and intelligence of other animals, BUT, as the [...]
Why Exxon Executives Deserve the Ultimate Punishment
Counterpunch, October 28, 2015 On October 16, 1946, shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials, ten prominent members of the political and military leadership of Nazi Germany were marched to the gallows. Some of [...]