Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
“That’s Politics”: the Sandernistas on the Master’s Schedule
Counterpunch, July 31, 2015 “You Had Your Input” More than seven years ago, then United States Vice President Dick Cheney had an interesting response when ABS News’ Martha Raddatz told him how recent polls showed [...]
Deleting Crimes at the New York Times: Airbrushing History at the Paper of Record
Counterpunch, July 24, 2015 I never cease to be fascinated by the breathtaking ease with which the “liberal” New York Times and other major U.S. media outlets airbrush out of history the disastrous and criminal [...]
Happiness v. Property: From Jefferson and Franklin to Cuba and the United States
ZNet, July 18, 2015 The most famous phrase in Thomas Jefferson’s 1776 Declaration of Independence includes the statement that “all men” possess the “unalienable right” to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Conventional history [...]
Interjections on Bernie Sanders: A Response to David McReynolds
Counterpunch, July 17, 2015 A Response to David McReynolds I never cease to be amazed by U.S. major party and candidate-centered electoral (and especially presidential) politics’ continuing power to muddle, mystify, and mar liberal, progressive, [...]