LEFT IN THE STORM: Black River Residents Say Jamaica’s Relief Response Failed Them

When a hurricane tears through a country, the wind should not be the only thing roaring. The government’s emergency response should be loud, visible, coordinated — a symphony of tents rising, medical units mobilizing, food lines forming, and rescue teams sweeping every corner where fear still sits trembling. But in Black River, St. Elizabeth, residents say the silence was louder […]

Allegations of Racial Disparities and Neglect at Riverview Medical Center

A Black patient is raising serious concerns about his recent hospitalization at Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey, alleging that he experienced inadequate care, premature discharge, poor communication, and treatment that left him feeling marginalized and medically unsafe. The patient, admitted after collapsing on a tennis court, reports that in six days of hospitalization, he was […]

Fear Not 2.O — The Church When the Nation Become Idolatrous (part 2)

When someone talks about moving abroad to get away from Trump’s America, I think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was studying at Union Seminary in New York City in 1930-31, and could have remained in the U.S. In fact, Union professors and other church leaders implored him to stay. But he knew he needed to return because ofthe gathering storm in […]

The Justice Paradox: Asking Power to Follow Its Own Rules

Journalists just asked Pam Bondi of The Justice Dept whether she intends to follow the law. Imagine that— the nation pausing to wonder whether the Attorney General,the very steward of justice,the keeper of statutes and truth,will honor the rules she’s sworn to defend. It’s almost poetic…if it weren’t so painfully absurd. Well, the pragmatist would say, the law is not […]

Fear Not 2.0 — The Uplift of Fellow Travelers

Last Tuesday was a good day for those opposing this Administration – people who cannot stomach MAGA policies, actions and goals… neighbors who reject President Trump’s leadership team and methods. The election made something important visible: it turns out we are not alone (even though this stretch of political history often leave us feeling we are). In the face of […]

Hurricane Melissa Aftermath Update: In Jamaica, No Life lost

Hurricane Melissa Aftermath Update:  My family and friends in Jamaica are reporting that they are doing okay, those in Portmore, Hellshire, Kingston and St. Andrew, but that’s the central and eastern part that was not intensely impacted by the hurricane. Houses are intact but sone do not have water, light or internet… others do.On the western side (tourist areas and […]

Hurricane Melissa In Jamaica As Of October 27, 2025

The Neoliberal is not predicting or reporting devastation as many American journalists are reporting. More than ever before, Jamaicans seem very prepared and are just waiting for the storm/hurricane to pass. As as today, there are flooding but no major impact. Many still have electricity and many business and some shops are open while essential services are still in operation. […]