Paul Street
Former ContributorPaul Street was a former contributor at Truthdig.
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It’s the Green New Deal or Else
Mar 13, 2019 Critics maintain that the legislation is too radical to be enacted into law. The climate science suggests it may not be radical enough.
Time to Get on Board With Bernie
Feb 26, 2019 The Democratic Party is mainly about big corporate donors who love capitalism, not its voter base, which prefers socialism.
Beyond the 2020 Electoral Circus, a Workers Rebellion Is Brewing
Feb 6, 2019 It won’t be easy, and its prospects are still hazy, but a new movement for a real people’s party is forming in the U.S.
We’ve Reached Peak Political Absurdity
Jan 23, 2019 The ongoing saga over the government shutdown and Trump’s border wall is so ludicrous it would make George Orwell blush.
Has the Ruling Class Finally Had Enough of Trump?
Jan 9, 2019 Elites have been willing to tolerate all manner of sociopathy, but they may decide this presidency is too threatening to their bottom lines.
Could This Be Our Best Hope of Removing Trump From Office?
Dec 26, 2018 Forget Robert Mueller and the collusion probe. Only civil disobedience on a scale previously unimagined can effect real change.
Can a New Political Party Save America From Itself?
Dec 11, 2018 Led by Bernie Sanders' former staffers, the Movement for a People’s Party aims to offer what Democrats never will: an authentic opposition.
America Has Desegregated in Name Only
Nov 28, 2018 More than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, people of color remain confined to the most destitute corners of the country.
Signs of Creeping Fascism Are All Around Us
Nov 14, 2018 This would be a good time for Americans to familiarize themselves with the essential elements of fascism.
Trump’s Endless Mendacity and the Dawn of American Fascism
Oct 31, 2018 The president lies as freely as he breathes, but an entire imperial project has brought us to this dangerous precipice.
America Is Authoritarian by Design
Oct 16, 2018 One by one, each of our institutions has fallen victim to minority rule. Our faith in the Constitution has been grossly misplaced.