Understanding APEC: The Making of Global Value Chains
By Matthew Phillips and Rory Ainsworthx Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter and the International Strategy Centre (Seoul, South Korea). Matthew Phillips is a part of the International Strategy Center and has lived and worked in South Korea for over twenty years and…
Caribbean Government Bureaucracy – The Manchurian Candidates
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Both versions of the classic Hollywood thriller, The Manchurian Candidate, show loyal persons being brainwashed into unconditional support of the real enemy as will happen in big and small ways throughout the Caribbean. In some…
Rules vs. Reality: How Competing Views Shape the Way We Use Language
From grammar rules to everyday slang, debates over descriptivism and prescriptivism reveal how we balance authority with the way people really speak.
The language of sound
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Paul McGowan Words are a poor substitute for what we hear. Trying to capture sound in language is like painting a sunset with two colors. No matter how carefully chosen, words fall short of…
Caribbean Justice Systems – The Grapes of Wrath
By Peter Polack Peter Polack A recent turn of events in a very old case saw the Holness led Government of Jamaica ordered to pay J$120 million for the unlawful detention of a mentally ill man for 50 years. Some…
Charter Cities Attempting to Create a New Atlantis
From deregulated economic zones to experiments in private governance, charter city projects aim to reshape how we live. Their rise compounds concerns over sovereignty and the ideological and financial interests driving them.
How Union Membership Leads to a Great Life
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. Lance Jablonski worked a couple of jobs in his 20s that provided little more than low…
The United States Uses a Fabricated Drug Charge for a Potential Strike on Venezuela
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 Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social…
Caribbean Mass Shootings – The New Pandemic
By Peter Polack The last few years has witnessed an upsurge in mass shooting events across the Caribbean especially in the British Overseas Territories leaving police baffled and resources stretched or shared. The most recent mass killing took place at…
Why States Should Isolate Netanyahu Not Antisemitism, World Peace
By Sir Ronald Sanders Sir Ronald Sanders I am a diplomat with over 40 years of experience. My first instinct is always dialogue: bringing adversaries to a table and building mechanisms that find compromises with which everyone can live. But…
