SANDERS: Proposed global minimum tax rate would be crippling
By Sir Ronald Sanders From St K&N Observer (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States.  He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University…
Community Members
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio From as far back as 1974 (which to me doesn’t seem that long ago) I have felt part of a community. The community of people like you and me. Out of the ordinary folks…
Migrant women are holding society together during this pandemic
By Taroa Zuñiga Silva / Globetrotter The past year has seen several lockdowns as a result of the pandemic, which have had a deep impact on education, employment and the way we work globally. These factors have had an especially…
Why the U.S. shouldn’t play games with cyberwarfare as its power declines
Cybersecurity threats are emerging as one of the most serious challenges of the 21st century. The U.S. and its NATO allies have turned down every attempt within the UN framework for banning cyberweapons. By Prabir Purkayastha / Globetrotter Two major…
Cheats
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio It’s good when we can cheat death, but not so much if we cheat on our diets or cut ourselves permanently short when it comes to getting what’s best from our sound systems. When…
OPINION: Surveyor
By H. James At this Easter time: At this time of the year and month that we in the western world have become to call Easter, some individuals are thus enjoying the holiday period, others may well take the time…
Recording Vs. Reproducing
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio As Octave Records grows it’s becoming more evident to me the difference between recording and reproducing. On the former, we’re often using heavy hands to capture as best we can what happens in acoustic…
Why the U.S. and its allies are stupid to turn COVID-19 vaccination into a geopolitical power play
The COVID-19 pandemic demands that all nations cooperate to vaccinate the entire global population—a goal that can’t be achieved using the usual rules of which countries win and which ones lose. By Prabir Purkayastha / Globetrotter The recent joint statement by…
Despite U.S. dirty tricks, Bolivia is finding a way to stay Independent
By Vijay Prashad / Globetrotter Sentiments in Bolivia for and against the coup d’etat of November 2019 are predictably along class lines. Those from more affluent sections felt that the socialist policies of the government of President Evo Morales (which…
E-scooter menace leaving chaos and death in its wake
By PETER HICHENS From MAIL ONLINE Nobody else seems to be bothered, so here goes. Why have we allowed horrible, stupid electric scooters to infest our streets? Will anyone put a stop to it before it is irreversible? In this idiotic…