I'm not entirely sure what the problem is here, but nothing has changed -- our payment system has not changed in over 20 years, and for that entire time we have used PayPal's service to process credit card payments to DU. When you made your previous Star Membership payments, you went through this exact process. The system is no different now than it was before.
You do not need to be a member of PayPal to make a payment to DU. You can select the "One-time online payment" option on this page:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=star&select=1
Once you have entered the amount that you would like to pay, you will be taken to a PayPal page. On the PayPal page, you can click the "Pay with Credit or Debit Card" button, and that will allow you to make a standard card payment without having to sign in to PayPal.
Other than that, the only way to pay without a PayPal account is by mail. To reiterate, this is the exact same system we have been using for over 20 years.
BTW for future reference, there is a DU Community Help forum here if you have questions about DU:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1256
And the Admin contact page is here, if you need it in future:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=contact
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