Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
The Luck of O’Bama: Will it Continue?
ZNet, March 8, 2012. Unlike the current U.S. President, author of two books about himself to date, I’ve never been all that awed by Barack Hussein Obama. My first impressions of the future president (in [...]
The Great Obama Auto Bailout: Saving the Earth is Off the Agenda
Iowa City, March 2, 2012 Originally published on ZNet. It is a testament to United States political culture’s deadly marginalization of environmental concerns that Barack Obama’s liberal defenders incessantly trumpet his administration’s bailout of General [...]
Two Bubbles That Went Pop: Reflections on the Manipulation of Populism
This article first appeared on Counterpunch, February 24, 2012. Long after its leading encampments have been torn down – often with brute force and (educationally enough) by predominantly by Democratic mayors and with the approval [...]
Despotism Watch: The Sonic Cannon, the Pain Ray and the Irony of the American Revolution
First published on ZNet, Feruary 15, 2012. The disproportionately nonwhite city of Oakland, California has more than its share of poverty and unemployment. According to the 2010 Census, 17 percent of the city’s population, including [...]