Our Schools Submission: Jeff Bryant: Will Teachers Save Our Democracy?
A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”
Polack Post: Caribbean Justice -Delayed And Denied
Peter Polack The wires have been singing lately about the appointments of well regarded Caribbean jurists to international bodies who, like Bob Marley, often see minimal regard at home for their solid intellectual talents. Sometimes connections or provenance brings some…
Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
In this special issue of the NACLA Report, we critically examine the rise of green capitalism in the region in the lead-up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November.
Polack Post: Caribbean U.K.Territories – Smoke and Mirrors
By Peter Polack Peter Polack he U.K. Minister for Overseas Territories recently visited the Cayman Island to much local kowtowing as he pronounced the mother country’s concern for crime, migrants and that reliable old chestnut, illicit financing. There was no…
Indian Companies Complicit in Israel’s Genocide of the Palestinians
By Sudhanva Deshpande and Vijay Prashad Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Sudhanva Deshpande is a leading theatre personality of India. Deshpande has been associated, as an actor and director, with Jana Natya Manch (Janam) (People’s Theatre Front) , a radical…
You Can Learn a Lot About Someone’s Mind From the Way They Talk
Scientists are uncovering how the hidden effort of talking affects everything from everyday conversations to spotting deception and fake news.
Polack Post: Caribbean Film Industry : Trump 100% Foreign Movie Tariff
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The emperor of the world recently announced that he was imposing a 100% tariff on all foreign made films broadcast in the United States. This will be bad news for the Jamaican prime minister who…
Polack Post: Caribbean Canada Connection – What Next?
From Peter Polack Peter Polack Canada has had an extensive connection with the Caribbean while it was a colony and later as an independent state. Unlike many of the Caribbean nations now driving towards being a republic unconnected to the…
Polack Post: Caribbean Common Community – Thank You Trump
By Peter Polack Peter Polack One of the older Caribbean shipping companies recently announced a promising link between Jamaica and Grand Cayman dedicated to reducing shipments from the USA. This is not a novel idea with an extended history of…
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…
