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The Silence of the Good People

by Paul Street on Sep 06, 2017

Now is not the time for the progressive majority to see elections and patience as ways to confront ecocidal evil in power.

A Lesson on Slavery for White America

by Paul Street on Aug 22, 2017

The more we know and understand our racist past, the more we can change history for the better—in the present and future.

The Korean Missile Crisis vs. the Cuban Missile Crisis

by Paul Street on Aug 13, 2017

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev avoided nuclear war in 1962. Whether Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will do so remains a question.

The United States and the Crucifixion of Yemen

by Paul Street on Aug 08, 2017

We are fueling an epic humanitarian crisis in the impoverished Arab country.

Why 'Russiagate' Trumps Ecocide at CNN

by Paul Street on Jul 15, 2017

Incessant Trump/Russia coverage is good for business at the Cable News Network—and keeps the New Cold War going.

Bio

Paul Street holds a doctorate in U.S. history from Binghamton University. He is former vice president for research and planning of the Chicago Urban League. Street is also the author of numerous books, including “Racial Oppression in the Global Metropolis” (2007), “The Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama in the Real World of Power” (2010), and “They Rule: The 1% v. Democracy” (2014), and a regular contributor to Counterpunch, Z Magazine/ZNet, Black Agenda Report and teleSUR English. He has taught American history at several Chicago-area colleges and universities and currently lives in Iowa City, Iowa.

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