Polack Post: Caribbean Drunk Driving – Ounce Of Prevention
By Peter Polack Peter Polack A senior police officer in the Cayman Islands has suggested in a recent media article that lowering the alcohol drunk driving limit would lower road deaths. Curious. A few months prior, his colleague , also…
Reviving the Serengeti: How Maasai Women’s Dairy Initiatives Protect Wildlife and Communities
Facing habitat loss, climate change, and shifting livelihoods, Maasai women are leading a transformative program that links sustainable dairy farming with the preservation of the Serengeti’s iconic migrations and the resilience of local communities
The Memory of Chilean Resistance Sails Toward Gaza. Conversation with Marita Rodríguez, Member of the Global Sumud Flotilla
By Taroa Zúñiga and Vijay Prashad Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Taroa Zúñiga Silva is a writer and Spanish media coordinator for Globetrotter. She is the director of the publishing house La Trocha and a member of the Mecha…
The Ourobourean Age: America at the Precipice of Self-Destruction
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, America faces a crisis unlike any in its history—more precarious than the Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, the civil rights movement, or 9/11. Society is consuming itself: institutions, norms, and trust are eroding, polarization is totalizing, and leadership is catastrophically incompetent. Using the metaphor of the ouroboros, this essay examines the recursive dangers of ideological violence, disinformation, and global authoritarianism, while offering concrete prescriptions for leaders and citizens alike. The stakes are existential: America must choose self-destruction or rebirth.
Polack Post: Caribbean UK territories recognize Palestine – No say no vote
Peter Polack By Peter Polack The citizens of the British territories in the Caribbean woke up recently to discover that they had recognized the state of Palestine. The people of the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos…
Polack Post: Caribbean Telecom Competition – The Electricity Dodo
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands recently dismissed a poorly advised attempt to put taxes on the local telecoms. It will be another case where there is no oversight or peer review of the…
Sir Ronald Sanders | Haiti needs single strategy, real money, and political discipline
Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders I return to a focus on Haiti because it is too easy for the world to discard the situation in that beleaguered country. In part, it is precisely because insufficient attention has been…
Polack Post: Caribbean Sinecure Government Jobs – Lifeline for Life
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Across the world the latest employment trend has shifted from the employer to the worker especially in the technology sector. Multiple employment opportunities are available on several specialist websites that promote competition for the services…
Fascists Don’t Deserve Space: Our Humanity Is Not up for Debate**
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, centrist liberals have lionized the white supremacist, paving the way for a greater assault from authoritarian bullies.
When Did Societal Elites Emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
