Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
From Iowa Nice to Iowa Nazi: a Report from the Friendly Fascist Heartland
Counterpunch, 7-9-2021 The sloppy fascist Donald Trump may no longer reside in the White House but he’s back on the hate rally campaign trail selling his big Hitlerian Stolen Election Lie. Meanwhile, Trumpist white nationalism is booming [...]
The Resistance Remains Hollow: The Weimar Ways of the Dismal Democrats
Counterpunch, July 2-4, 2021 The Republican Party – described by Noam Chomsky years ago as “the most dangerous organization on Earth” – is now a fascist party (I will develop this point further in a future [...]
Nine Points of Difference: A Response to Noam Chomsky on American Fascism
Counterpunch, June 25, 2021 It was nice to see the nation’s leading left intellectual Noam Chomsky recently concede that the F-word, fascism, has at least some applicability – as in “neoliberal proto-fascism” – to the [...]
No Comparison: Thoughtcrime Reflections on the Latest Imperial Smackdown of the Nation’s Best Congressperson
Counterpunch, June 23, 2021 United States political culture is an Orwellian nightmare. Two plus two equals five in the propaganda spectacle that passes for “democratic” news and debate here. Take the latest bipartisan establishment disciplining [...]