Bluewashed: How the Beauty Industry Sold an Ocean-Friendly Illusion
As consumers flock to “reef-safe” and “ocean-friendly” skincare, beauty brands are selling a vision of ocean purity that is more marketing-driven than science-based.
Polack Post: Caribbean Emperors – No Clothes
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Sometimes the past is closer to the truth than the present. Take the Jamaican government response to hurricane Melissa. Slow like molasses. Pilloried by the opposition, civil society and the usually silent diaspora, the government…
Human Gene Editing and the CRISPR Revolution
CRISPR-based technology is advancing rapidly, driving international competition. Its promise to transform medicine is colliding with political and social realities, even as applications expand.
Polack Post: Caribbean Incompetence: Cayman Attorney General
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The outgoing chairman of the most senior anti-corruption body and his predecessor, topped only by the new Premier, has described the performance of the Attorney General and his portfolio as unacceptable in the case of…
How Trump’s Immigration Dragnet Harms All U.S. Workers
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. Edwin Sanchez had the seniority he needed to bid for a higher-paying position in the control…
The Happiness Trap: Cultivating Contentment and Wonder as a Radical Path Forward
Happiness can isolate; contentment connects. Martina Moneke explores why steadiness and wonder, not peaks of joy, are the truest path to fulfillment.
Polack Post: Caribbean Loyalty – The Secret
By Peter Polack One of the most perplexing questions that confront the Caribbean community today is the silence after targeted maritime assassinations by the United States from countries across the length of CARICOM with the exception of the outspoken Mia…
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.
