Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Why COVID-19 Granted the U.S. Most Favored Nation Status
Counterpunch 11 27 2020 Routinely described by its “leaders” as “the greatest country in the world” (hereafter “GCITW”) and “the richest country in the world” (hereafter “RCITW”), the United States is home to 4.25% of [...]
No Victory Dance: Eight Reasons
Counterpunch 11 26 2020 Hugo Chavez and Brown Ooze Some Americans are getting ready to celebrate the likely final collapse of Donald Trump’s openly ludicrous and vile attempt to subvert the will of the American [...]
A Man-Child in A Promised Land Obama, Trump, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Richie Rich
Counterpunch 11 23 2020 The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg recently conducted a long and obsequious interview with Barack Obama. The interview was occasioned by the apparent defeat of Obama’s fascist successor Donald Trump and by the recent [...]
The Real v. the Liberal Fantasy Obama Presidency: Two Excerpts from Hollow Resistance: Obama, Trump, and the Politics of Appeasement
Counterpunch 11/20/2020 What matters is not so much the color of your skin as the power you serve and the millions you betray. - Frantz Fanon Introduction: A Dark Irony Amidst Pandemo-Fascist Horror “The horror,” [...]