Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Poverty: A Dirty and Missing Word at the Political Conventions
Originally publlished on ZNet on September 17, 2012. There seems to be a bipartisan consensus in Washington that the poor just don’t matter, President Obama is part of that…. We cannot abide another campaign for [...]
Striking Neoliberalism in Chicago
Originally published on ZNet (September 14, 2012) and Truthout (September 17, 2012). The strike currently being waged by the teachers’ union in Rahm Emmanuel’s Chicago is quite remarkable. A critical underlying issue is how teachers’ performance [...]
The Real Choice – A Response to Wandra Ashley-Williams
We must make our choice. We may have democracy in this country, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both. - Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court [...]
“The1%”: The Pluses and Minuses of an Historic Term
Originally published on ZNet on September 7, 2012. The ruling class, the billionaires who profit from human suffering, care only about expending their wealth…I threw families onto the street in Iraq only to come home [...]