Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
No Debate, Fake Debate
First published on ZNet, February 12, 2014. The United States’ corporate mass media and political class conduct fake debates and childish presentations of issues for the public – for the deliberately bewildered herd. Meanwhile, honest [...]
“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, [...]