Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
On Putin, the Ukraine War, the United States and Fascism
CounterPunch, 3.24.2022 It has been darkly amusing to watch one Pavlovian “Enemy of Enemy is my Friend” buffoon after another among what CounterPuncher Eric Draitser calls those “terminally online leftists who push a pro-Kremlin narrative about [Ukrainian] Nazis” [...]
Let Us Not Talk Falsely Now: Reflections on War, Peace, and Ukraine
CounterPunch, 3.18.2022 *This essay is an updated version and partial reconfiguration of a presentation I gave online to the Chicago chapter of the national organization Refuse Fascism last Monday night. Thanks to the war in Ukraine, we [...]
The Plank in Uncle Sam’s Eye: A Plea for Humility as War Pigs Move to “Close the Sky”
CounterPunch, 3.11.2022 Is it inherently wrong to ask, “what about” X’s crimes and evil when confronted with Y’s crimes and evil? Is that “what about-ist” rationalization of Y’s crimes and evil? Not necessarily. Not when: [...]
Stop This Imperialist War
CounterPunch, 3.9.2022 Try Harder I would encourage many online “leftists” to try a lot harder not to come off as Vladimir Putin bootlickers indifferent to the plight of ordinary Ukrainians (and for that matter of [...]