Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Elephants or Donkeys – Does it Matter?
By Paul Street and Alex Doherty Interview originally published at New Left Project on September 19, 2012 Paul Street is an activist and author whose works include Empire and Inequality: America and the World Since [...]
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 [...]