Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
No Respect for the Poor, Working or Not
teleSur English, May 21, 2015 We all make mistakes. In 1996, I ventured a silly notion at the end of a grant-funded project study that criticized the over-optimistic labor market assumptions behind U.S. “welfare reform.” Welfare [...]
The Liberal Apologies for Obama’s Ugly Reign
Counterpunch, May 15-17, 2015 "Fact and Scrutiny” So this is how Barack Obama is moving into the final 20 months of his dismal neoliberal presidency, which he once (proudly) described as ideologically akin to the [...]
A Racially Blind Night in the Life of the “P”BS Newshour
Black Agenda Report, May 13, 2015 The reluctance of “mainstream” United States media to deal forthrightly and seriously with U.S. racism deeply understood can be quite pronounced. Consider the “Public” Broadcasting System’s nightly Newshour episode [...]
Hillary Clinton and the Manipulation of Populism
ZNet, May 12, 2015 "The Essence of American Politics” Fifteen years ago, the then still left Christopher Hitchens published a short and pungent study of Bill and Hillary Clinton titled No One Left to Lie [...]