Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
A Keystone Moment: How Will Obama Decide?
First published on ZNet on February 16, 2013. Barack Obama is receiving accolades from liberal environmentalists for saying progressive-sounding things about global warming in his fifth State of the Union Address (SOTUA) last Tuesday. The [...]
A Tale of Two Sandys: Guns and Climate
By Paul Street. First published on ZNet on February 6, 2013.In the final quarter of election year 2012, the northeastern United States was hit by two terrible tragedies linked to the word “Sandy.” One week [...]
Dead Last: Depressing Health Facts From Exceptional (United States of) America
First published on ZNet on January 12, 2013. Ten years and three months ago, in a Senate speech in support of authorizing George W. Bush to invade Iraq if he wanted to, the right-wing U.S. [...]
The Plutocrats Keep Their Shirts
By Paul Street, Z Magazine (print), January 2013. It is tempting, perhaps, to see the 2012 presidential election as a triumph for ordinary people over concentrated wealth. There’s some basis for that conclusion. After all, [...]