Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Could This Be Our Best Hope of Removing Trump From Office?
Truthdig, December 26, 2018 The dog whistle couldn’t have been any clearer. When Donald Trump said two weeks ago that “the people would revolt” if he were impeached, his extremist base of neo-Nazis, Klan members, [...]
Two Populisms, Not One
Counterpunch, December 21, 2018 Left v. Right Populism Two very different “populisms” that have arisen in response to neoliberal capitalism in the West. A left-leaning social-democratic “progressive populism” targets the capitalist concentration of wealth and power and [...]
Blacking Out the Yellow Vests on Cable News: Corporate Media Doing its Job
Counterpunch, December 12, 2018 The deletion of events that don’t fit with the reigning ideology is part of how ruling class-owned media works to manufacture mass consent to unjust hierarchy. I spent much of last [...]
Can a New Political Party Save America From Itself?
Truthdig, December 11, 2018 When it comes to criticizing the Democratic Party, nothing speaks like experience within the belly of the beast. Ralph Nader is living proof. After years of effectively pressuring congressional Democrats to [...]