No respect for women
Violence against women is, unfortunately, nothing new in this country. On any given day we will witness catcalling turning into verbal abuse, hear a man cuss out a woman dog rotten, …
Another Country
I was 14 in 1961 when my family moved to Istanbul, Turkey, from the United States for a one-year Fulbright appointment that my dad received. He was offered a position to …
Declining murder rate is good but more needs to be done
Recent statistics released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) show that murders have declined this year and are projected to be under 1,000, the first time we will be seeing this …
Palestine remains the issue of the 21st Century
For over 75 years, the people of Palestine have had to live in total trauma following the Nakba. For over 100 years, they have seen their land slowly but surely …
Voter apathy – A choice by our leaders
The election season is fast upon us as seen by both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition making their budget presentations. Both presentations were filled with goodies. We …
No foreign intervention will solve the Haitian problem
The Haitian revolution and subsequent independence were the fulfilment of what was then a new ideology — liberalism. Slavery was abolished and black men and women were viewed as the equals …
Socialism: The ghost that haunts the system
The old specter of socialism is alive and well across the world and this has made the enemies of the working class and progress very uncomfortable. Across the world, the 21st …
Is protectionism bad?
Protectionism: A policy of protecting domestic industries against foreign competition by means of tariffs, subsidies, import quotas, or other restrictions or handicaps placed on the imports of foreign competitors. — Encyclopaedia …
What After USAID?
The new Trump Administration has begun with a flurry of executive orders aimed at gutting core elements of the US Government and daily life. With the swipe of a pen we …
Death of the liberal order and celebration of the far right
The far right is in rude health across the globe. Be it in Hungary, Austria, Germany or France we see where the far right has gone from an electoral non-starter to …
President Carter’s legacy a mixed bag
The death of Jimmy Carter has been met with an outpouring of mourning from across the globe. He has been remembered as a true God-fearing man, a man who had high …