Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
“Course We Ain’t Equal”: Capitalism, Climate Change, and Corporate Propaganda
First published on ZNet, February 7, 2014 Years ago in another lifetime I went every day for a week to the Chicago Historical Society and combed through every issue published during the 1920s of The Swift [...]
Capitalism’s Ironic Defenders
First published in Z Magazine, February 2014. Capitalism finds some of its most under-acknowledged supporters among liberal and progressive commentators who pile ridicule on some of its most egregious offenders atop the financial sector. Look, for [...]
Obamaphelia: a Short History and Diagnostic Guide
First published at Counterpunch, January 31, 2014 Diseases and Conditions Obamaphelia: a Short History and Diagnostic Guide by PAUL STREET Obamaphelia, “the Obama disease:” a delusional belief that Barack Obama is a progressive, peace- and justice-oriented, [...]
Keynote Reflections (re-post from July 2004)
Originally published on ZNet, July 29, 2004. I come from the same Chicago neighborhood (Hyde Park) as the nation's official new political rock star Barack Obama. I work in urban policy and civil rights and [...]