Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Killing is Personal
"I Like Obama.” Recently at a reception on a tour promoting my book The Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama and the Real World of Power, a young lady from Chicago refused to be photographed with me. When [...]
“They All Make Promises”: Reflections on the Big Hope Chill and the Coming Democratic Debacle
“No Matter Who You Put In, It’s the Same Thing” The Democrats are going to take a considerable hit in the mid-term elections. The only question is how big their losses will be [1]. A [...]
Tea Party Doublethink
Tea Party Doublethink I may throw up if I hear one more pundit refer to the Tea Party Republicans’ supposed demand for “small government.”Like the broader business-shaped right wing Republican agenda it reflects, advances, and [...]
Is Barack Obama Bad for Racial Justice?
“I’m Waiting, Sir, I’m Waiting” Last week an assertive middle class black woman named Velma Hart politely but pointedly got in the first black president Barack Obama’s face during a televised town hall meeting. She [...]