Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
To the Streets, People
Truthdig, May 24, 2019 Fabrizio Spano / Flickr Hardly a day has gone by over the last two years when one hasn’t been able to learn of yet another soul-numbing outrage on the part of President Donald [...]
It’s Even More Terrible Than You Thought
Counterpunch, May 17, 2019 Liberal journalist and author David Cay Johnston, a frequent cable news commentator, was right to title his 2018 book on the Trump presidency “It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What the [...]
Step Right Up to the Quadrennial Extravaganza!
Counterpunch, May 7, 2019 STEP Right Up! Step Right Up! It’s Uncle Sam’s Authoritarian Carnival, Featuring the Amazing American Quadrennial Electoral Extravaganza, the Greatest Show in the World! Narrow Spectrum Big Money Corporate Parties and Candidates! [...]
The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day
Truthdig, May 1, 2019 - a reprint from May 1, 2017 May Day, or May 1, has many meanings, in my experience. When I was a grade-schooler in Chicago, it was the day on which [...]