Paul’s Articles
A listing of original articles by Paul Street, also published in other sites as noted.
Shock and Awe: This Happened During Trump’s First and Hopefully Only Term*
*Behold below the following abbreviated online appendix to my book Hollow Resistance: Trump, Obama, and the Politics of Appeasement (CounterPunch Books, October 2020). It is a compilation of Trump’s worst offenses while serving as president. [...]
“The Envy of the World”: Still No Functioning Democracy Here
Counterpunch, November 11, 2020 Those who own the country ought to govern it. – John Jay You have owners. – George Carlin Nobody Said Biden’s Name I walked up to Chicago’s Trump Tower down the [...]
Avoiding the Real Issue to the be Faced
Counterpunch, November 6, 2020 Surreal Politeness on “P”BS It was bizarre, surreal even, to watch Election Night on the “Public” Broadcasting System. It was like sitting in a family dinner or a church group meeting [...]
Make a Plan to Resist
Counterpunch, October 30, 2020 The cable news talking heads seem obsessed with Joe Biden’s “significant” lead over Donald Trump in the national polls – as if this lead signifies a certain coming Biden victory in [...]