Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Trump’s Real Base: The Ruling Class
Truthdig, March 3, 2020 Don’t blame the Trump presidency on the white proletariat. The real responsibility for this epically transgressive administration — headed by an individual Noam Chomsky rightly describes as “the most dangerous criminal in human [...]
Primary Notes from a Shit-Hole Superpower: Crashing the Party from the Top Down
Counterpunch, March 3, 2020 12 noon: Just to be clear, the Dem establishment will gladly enable a second fascistic and ecocidal Trump term before it will get behind a progressive Dem/Sanders nomination. The neoilberal Dem [...]
The So-Called Party of the People
Counterpunch, February 28, 2020 The So-Called Party of the People: From Nevada to South Carolina by PAUL STREET My thesis on the Democratic Party’s corporate-imperialist establishment had been consistent for years: it would rather lose to [...]
More Real-Time Reflections from Your Friendly South Loop Marxist
More Real-Time Reflections from Your Friendly South Loop Marxist by PAUL STREET Counterpunch, February 21, 20120 Sunday 2/16 Monday, 2/17 Nina Simone 1968: “Ain’t got no class, ain’t got no culture, ain’t got no faith, ain’t [...]