Polack Post: Caribbean Disunity – The Empty CARICOM
By Peter Polack Peter Polack A major USA news outlet has stated that Trinidad and Tobago was in full support of the Trump administration position on Venezuela and their associated activities such as targeted assassinations. This is unsurprising as the…
Mitch McConnell Helped Usher in the Hemp Industry; Now He Is Working to Effectively Kill It
By Phillip Smith Author Bio: Phillip Smith has reported on hemp industry news for more than 20 years, while serving as the editor of the Drug War Chronicle. He lives across the road from a hemp farm in Southern Oregon.Source: Independent…
Rome’s Fall Is America’s Warning: Civic Neglect Can Topple Even the Mightiest Republics
Republics crumble from within. Rome fell to ambition, inequality, and factionalism—and America faces the same peril.
Technology Empires and the Race to Cement Dominance
American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.
Polack Post: Caribbean and World Community- Missing In Action
Peter Polack By Peter Polack The Melissa hurricane disaster has left a trail of hopelessness behind, not only in mostly Western Jamaica but in the Caribbean as a whole and further afield. That hopelessness has now become reflected in the…
Vantage Point Vignette: Why Mamdani Needs a Black Agenda — By Dr. Ron Daniels
From IBW21 Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Sunday September 28th I was delighted to attend the massive Zohran Mamdani Get Out the Vote Rally at the historic Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY with a prominent…
Polack Post: Caribbean – Spending Not Standing
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The rookie premier of one of the smallest and richest British possessions in the Caribbean recently declared that they are standing with Jamaica in the Melissa storm disaster. The Jamaicans have stoically borne the worst…
Polack Post: Caribbean Mass Killing – The Missing Fathers
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Caribbean has been repeatedly rocked by incidents of mass killing without progress by society in dealing with the root causes. No government reviews, budget allocations or serious strategy implementation to reverse a dangerous progression…
UK military expansion in the Caribbean
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The recent announcement by the new United Kingdom (UK) defence attaché that the UK wishes to expand its relationship with Caribbean nations comes on the cusp of an offer in 2015 by the UK to…
The Caribbean as a “Zone of Peace” and the Role of Civil Society
By Rebecca Theodore As diplomatic relations between the United States and the Caribbean become increasingly complex, it now appears evident, that a peace chorus juxtaposes civil society’s dire situation amidst resounds of US war drums in the Caribbean…
