Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Budget Slavery, Budget Freedom Past and Present
Z Magazine (print), November 2013, online version available at http://www.zcommunications.org/budget-slavery-budget-freedom-past-and-present-by-paul-street.html As the fog of Barack Obama’s frustrated air war on Syria receded from the headlines in mid-September of 2013, the most recent round of plutocratic austerity [...]
Goodbye to Democrats
ZNet (October 27, 2013) .Upton Sinclair observed more than a century ago that "the two political parties are two wings of the same bird of prey. The people are allowed to choose between their candidates, and [...]
A Nation Brought to the Verge of Ruin
Counterpunch, October 18-20, 2013. Recently on his syndicated talk show, the power-worshipping interviewer of influential elites Charlie Rose worried that Washington’s latest fiscal crisis sends the world the message that “democracy doesn’t work as well as [...]
Mean Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is a Mean, Right-Handed Son of a Bitch. First published on ZNet, October 11, 2013. “Some People Are Essential and Some People Aren’t” The “anti-government” rhetoric of the business and political right in [...]