Polack Post: Caribbean Policing – Cayman the Crime Capital?
By Peter Polack The Cayman Islands police recently disclosed that their budget had increased from almost US$60 Million to US$70 Million in 3 years compared to the budget of their neighbor, Jamaica, of US$300 Million for their entire national security…
A fugitive’s freedom: Assata Shakur’s exile in Cuba
By Manolo De Los Santos Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Manolo De Los Santos is Executive Director of The People’s Forum and a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His writing appears regularly in Monthly Review, Peoples Dispatch,…
Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the America
For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Many factors contribute to this, but long-term solutions remain difficult to achieve.
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 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…
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 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…
