Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
The Age of Constitutional Coups
Counterpunch, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 Photograph Source: Osman Orsal (VOA) – Public Domain The contemporary global neofascistic right has become adept at seizing power through legal and parliamentary coups that do not involve military units dramatically [...]
No Joe: On Character, Quality and Authenticity
Counterpunch, September 6, 2019 Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair The Democratic Party establishment might want to heed Santayana’s warning about how people who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. One of the many [...]
“Hereby Ordered”: On Trump, Capital, Fascism, and China in a World on Fire
Counterpunch, AUGUST 26, 2019 I am hearing whispers from lefties that “the ruling class is finally done with Trump.” It’s “the China stuff” that’s doing the trick. Sure, the argument goes, the corporate and financial [...]
Real News or Fake News?
Counterpunch AUGUST 30, 2019 by PAUL STREET Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair You can’t make shit like this up. Well, sometimes you can make shit like this up. Three of the nine news items below are [...]