A War Without Allies, Trump Struggles to Garner NATO Support

The United States is finding itself increasingly isolated as the conflict with Iran deepens. Key allies in Europe and elsewhere have shown little appetite for endorsing or joining Washington’s military course, and European officials have publicly stressed diplomacy over escalation. Reuters reported on March 17, 2026 that EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called for a diplomatic solution around the […]

US Pressure on Cuba Is Harming Jamaica and the Caribbean Health Sector

According to the Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica is ending its longstanding medical cooperation arrangement with Cuba, a move that is already creating uncertainty, delays, and concern within the health sector. Jamaica’s government has said the two sides could not agree on new terms and also pointed to labour and legal concerns in the existing arrangement. At the same time, the broader […]

Announcing: The Neoliberal Round is a now a 501 (c)3 – Registered Non Profit

The Neoliberal Round Podcast is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in Pennsylvania. It operates as a media and information platform dedicated to providing news, analysis, and public-interest programming. The organization is owned and operated by Renaldo McKenzie in partnership with The Neoliberal Corporation, which oversees its broader media, publishing, and intellectual initiatives. In many ways, the project stands like […]

Announcing: Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered, Unfair Competition and the Death of Nations

The Publishers now have the manuscript and are working to complete my second major work: Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered, Unfair Competition and the Death of Nations with contributions from Professor of Sociology Martin Oppenheimer. The book will be out by April 2026, marking the 5th anniversary of Neoliberalism book 1. Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered is the second book in the Neoliberalism book […]

The Power of General Studies: Preparing the Mind for a Complex World

On March 13th Rev. Renaldo McKenzie spoke at a College to Students in the General Studies Department at Jamaica Theological Seminary on The Power and Value of General Studies. He shared his journey, highlighting how interdisciplinary studies have made me into a world citizen. Good day students and faculty. Life, if we are honest about it, is really about people—people […]

News Update: DOJ Does Not Oppose Motion for Release in John Anthony Castro Case; Appeal Pending Before Fifth Circuit

In a notable procedural development, the U.S. Department of Justice did not file an opposition to a motion for release submitted by John Anthony Castro in the district court, setting up a potentially consequential appellate review before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier, Castro had filed an emergency motion with the Fifth Circuit. That motion was denied before the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Update on John Anthony Castro’s Constitutional Claims and Pending Motions

In November 2025, John Anthony Castro filed an emergency motion for mistrial alleging serious constitutional violations during his federal prosecution. The motion asserts that prosecutors entered into undisclosed agreements with witnesses, including a criminal immunity deal granted to Linda Rivera, without disclosure to the defense. Castro also contends that key stipulations were presented without his consent or adequate opportunity to […]

“A Packed Church, Empty Solutions: Philadelphia’s Housing Crisis and the Limits of Old Thinking”

Yesterday, P.O.W.E.R convened a housing affordability assembly at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church. The sanctuary was full—overflowing, really—with more than 1,000 people from across Philadelphia, representing churches, faith communities, and concerned residents gathered under one shared anxiety: a city in the grip of a housing crisis. Rising rents. Shrinking housing stock. A looming reduction in federal funding as Washington signals cuts […]

Announcement: If You Don’t Want to See People on the Street, House Them

If You Don’t Want to See People on the Street, House ThemThis Sunday, February 1, 2026, Philadelphians from every corner of the city will gather at Mother Bethel AME Church for the POWER Interfaith Affordability Assembly—a collective response to a housing crisis shaped too long by private profit and public silence.The Assembly calls on City Council to establish a consistent […]