Polack Post: Caribbean Telecoms – Incompetent Government Lawyers
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The poultry is coming home to roost in the Cayman Islands, not only with the recent avian flu infection, but the selection of the least able legal leaders not only to sort through that government’s…
Let Comedians Say Anything: Why Comedy Is Society’s Last Honest Mirror
At a time when public discourse is increasingly constrained by political polarization, fragile egos, and manufactured outrage, comedy remains one of the few spaces where truth can slip past our defenses. Yet comedians are increasingly pressured to self-censor, tiptoe around power, or soften the sharp edges that make humor transformative. Martina Moneke argues that comedy is democracy’s last honest mirror—an unruly, necessary force that challenges authority, punctures hypocrisy, and reminds us who we really are
Why America Is Removing Thousands of Dams and Letting Rivers Run Free
After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature
How Trump Fueled an Affordability Crisis
By David McCall Author Bio: David McCall is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Credit Line: This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute. The clients begin arriving at the Lansing Community Food Pantry, about 25 miles southeast of Downtown…
Polack Post: Caribbean – The End Of Elections
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The president of the USA has indicated his intention to pardon the convicted drug trafficker and ex president of Honduras. He has also threatened to cut off aid to that poverty stricken country if his…
Polack Post: Caribbean Juries – The End?
By Peter Polack The United Kingdom has recently announced an intention to creat a new level of courts without juries to streamline a system mostly caused by self made delays. If this follows the recent same sex imposition on British…
Polack Post: Caribbean Keystone Cops And Prosecutors
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The old Hollywood benchmark movies on comical ineptitude by police found popular regard sufficient that Keystone has come to identify law enforcement bungling as Xerox is to copies. Recently, the Commissioner of the Cayman Islands,…
The Caribbean Faces Two Choices: Join the US Attempt to Intimidate Venezuela or Build its own Sovereignty
By Vijay Prashad Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is an editor of LeftWord Booksand the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social…
How Wage Inflation Became the Fed’s Red Line
For decades, the Federal Reserve has acted quickly when wages rise, while other sources of inflation have often received a slower response. Amid the latest inflation surge, it may be time to reconside
Starbucks Ignores Worker Demands at Its Peril
Baristas have launched the largest strike in their company’s history and are standing firm until their demands are met.
