Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
A Tale of Two Protests
ZNet, 12/21/2014. What a difference nine days can make in the life and death of a social movement. On the evening of Tuesday, November 25th, 2014, a racially diverse crowd of more than 200 mostly [...]
The Narrow Media Spectrum on US-Cuban Relations
ZNet, December 24, 2014. The narrow ideological parameters of so-called mainstream media [1] in the United States might make a Soviet state censor blush. Look, for example, at what passes for independent “fourth estate” coverage and [...]
Sorry, Mr. President: 2+2=4
TeleSur English, December 27, 2014 Among the privileges of power are the rights to violate elementary sense, distort the facts of history, and engage in rank hypocrisy without the slightest hint of shame. Call it a free [...]
Latin America Leads in Opposing US Torture and Surveillance
ZNet, December 16, 2014 “Words Will Not be Sufficient” In October of 2013, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced outrage over the giant global surveillance program conducted by the United States National Security Agency (NSA). How [...]