Polack Post: Caribbean Cassandra Complex – Failure Or Not ?
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Cassandra, the Greek myth of a a woman cursed to tell truths that no one believes, must resonate throughout the islands of the Caribbean. A United Nations Development Programme report estimated that Caribbean countries suffered…
Caribbean Coalitions – Failure Or Not?
Peter Polack By Peter Polack and Emil Arguelles For a long time the world was ruled by monarchies and autocrats that even exist in part today in Caribbean countries and wholly in some places in the outside world. The last…
The Case for Renaming Ourselves
We pride ourselves on wisdom, yet we destroy the world and deny the minds of nonhuman animals. Martina Moneke argues that calling ourselves Homo stultus—foolish man—might be the first step toward genuine ethical evolution.
Polack Post: Caribbean Private Sector – Government Loans
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Jamaican government has recently announced a loan of US$150 million to the local electricity provider to ensure quicker reconnection for all customers other than the projected 2026 date. This was because the government intends…
How Workers Build a Partnership for Prosperity
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. Beetesha Kearney began working at Eos Energy Systems three years ago just to pay the bills…
Indigenous and Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives as the Last Line Protecting the Planet
Indigenous leaders, farmers, and environmental activists worldwide face harassment, violence, and legal threats while defending land, water, and ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need for stronger protections and international accountability.
Sanders: The UN is fading — we should worry
Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders The United Nations is being starved quietly. This month in New York, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the General Assembly’s budget committee that the UN is entering a “race to bankruptcy”. The organisation…
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
