From Awareness to Action: Championing Climate Justice in the Caribbean
By Community Manager, Stacey Alvarez de la Campa. From Island Innovation The concept of climate justice has risen to prominence more and more as the world reels from the effects of the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events…
A brutal Colonial Legacy is tinder for the fires that are sweeping across France
By Vijay Prashad Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is an editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social…
Are we living through a de-dollarization?
By Justin Podur AUTHOR BIO: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Justin Podur is a Toronto-based writer. You can find him on his website at podur.org and on Twitter @justinpodur. He teaches at York University in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. SOURCE: Globetrotter…
THE SPIRIT SURVIVES THE GOOD AND THE BAD – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (MAY 28, 2023)
By Dr. Basil Springer “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law”. – Galatians 5:22-23 As I get older, the frequency of deaths increases and regrettably…
Cayman Islands: Treatment of Cuban refugees a crime against humanity?
By Peter Polack In July 2002 the International Criminal Court was created by the Rome Statute under the auspices of the United Nations which forbade acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. The relevant provisions of the statute in relation…
Capturing carbon with machines is a failure—so why are we subsidizing it?
Policymakers are pouring money into techno-fixes to solve the climate crisis, even though scientific studies indicate nature-based solutions are all-around more effective. By Richard Heinberg Author Bio: Richard Heinberg is a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and the author of Power: Limits and…
Following the rules
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio If you follow the rules for crossing the street at a crosswalk, you should be safe unless someone else breaks the rules and mows you down. Their fault. Your loss. I think the take away is…
Reduce waiting time, induce overall productivity – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (APRIL 30, 2023)
By Basil Springer Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9 Last week I wrote about poor restaurant customer service and…
May Day in Havana: International solidarity to resist the U.S. blockade
By Walter Smolarek Author Bio: This article was produced in partnership by Peoples Dispatchand Globetrotter. Walter Smolarek is a Philadelphia-based journalist and activist, covering both political developments inside the United States as well as the international activities of U.S. imperialism. Since becoming involved…
Deviating from the script
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio For a musician to play precisely what Beethoven or Mozart penned takes years of practice. And even then, not everyone can reach that lofty goal. But it is the rare few that have the confidence and…