Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Kick Capitalism Out of the Serenity Prayer
ZNet, August 13, 2015 One of the oddest things about being a “radical” eco-socialist is the way it tends to pigeon-hole you as some of kind of wild-eyed child caught up in a terrible and [...]
Beyond Anti-Capitalism
ZNet, August 11, 2015 To be seriously radical on the Left is, among other things, to be against capitalism – the system that, as Karl Marx noted in 1848, “has left no other nexus between [...]
The Real Cost of Being Poor
ZNet, August 8, 2015 Serious debates over what the minimum wage should be in various U.S. locales and jurisdictions should start with serious information on what it actually costs to live in the different places [...]
Posing as the Great Emancipator: Obama’s Prison-Posturing is Nothing New
Counterpunch, August 7, 2015 Barack Obama is a model and epitome of the triumph of symbol over substance. Take his great show of concern last month for the sickening national crime and embarrassment that is [...]