Dear Editor, Prime Minister Andrew Holness recently announced that Jamaica’s poverty rate has been cut in half, now reportedly standing at 8.2%. While this headline grabs attention, it warrants deeper scrutiny — not celebration. Especially during an election cycle, where optimism can be weaponized, and statistics, selectively interpreted. As a Jamaican scholar and author of Neoliberalism (written while studying at the University […]
Is Poverty Really Down by 50 % in Jamaica?
Reimagining Justice: Larry Krasner on Ending Mass Incarceration and Investing in Communities
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner recently addressed members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. answering the piercing question, “What have we done right?” His answer, armed with raw statistics and biting clarity, laid bare both the progress and persistent paradoxes of Philadelphia’s criminal justice system. Krasner, a former civil rights attorney turned reformist DA, didn’t mince words. “We’ve cut state […]
John Anthony Castro Files Motion to Strike: It Was Rigged from the Start
Introduction In the age of algorithms and autocrats, John Anthony Castro was a digital David, slinging lawsuits at political Goliaths with the audacity of a revolutionary and the credentials of a statesman. Born to Mexican-American military parents, he carried not only the pride of his lineage but the burden of a system he believed was breaking. A tax attorney […]
Deny Not, Lest You Be Denied: The Golden Rule and Due Process
Would we, as Americans, accept our own Human Rights or right to Due Process being delayed, denied, or questioned in another country? Of course not.So why is our President now questioning whether immigrants in our nation deserve the same rights? When we strip due process from others, especially the vulnerable, we set a dangerous precedent—not just for them, but for […]
The Penn Relays Begin at Penn: A Tradition Rooted in Speed, Culture, and Diaspora Pride
The Penn Relays have officially begun at the University of Pennsylvania—my alma mater—and once again, the historic Franklin Field is alive with the spirit of one of the oldest and most prestigious track and field events in the Americas. Hosted annually by Penn Athletics, the Relays are more than just a sporting event—they are a cultural moment, especially for the […]
Hollow Justice in Holy Week A Prophetic Reflection on Power and Hypocrisy in a Globalized World
Holy Week Reflection by Rev. Renaldo Mckenzie 1/ Isn’t it ironic, duplicitous and Pharisaical that our President Mr. Donald Trump expects compliance with executive orders… yet POTUS struggles to comply with court rulings & our Constitution? 2/ We can arrange prisoner swaps like Kseniya Karelina from Russia… But we can’t bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador? 3/ Trump is […]
Crime or Crisis? The Attack on Gov. Shapiro and What It Really Means on The Neoliberal Round
🎙️ Podcast Episode Script for The Neoliberal Round Episode Title: Crime or Crisis? The Attack on Gov. Shapiro and What It Really MeansHost: Renaldo McKenzieEpisode Length: ~10 – 11 minutes 🎧 INTRO “You’re listening to The Neoliberal Round. I’m your host, Renaldo McKenzie, and today I want to share a quick but important thought about the recent attack on Pennsylvania […]
PRESS RELEASE: GSA SECURES COST SAVINGS THROUGH STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH GOOGLE
PRESS RELEASE: According to the Department of Government Efficiency DOGE via x, formerly Twitter: “Good work by USGA for inking its first consolidated deal following the President’s Executive Order: Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement. With this deal, GSA effectively used government-wide buying leverage to secure a 71% price reduction for Workspace, which will be available to […]
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US v Caribbean and Breaking News from Haiti, Trinidad and Turks
On The Latest Episode of The Neoliberal Round on The YouTube Channel: Caribbean Thought Extended; What’s happening in Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos? Dialogue: SHONTAL: Sir, do you agree that the average American is not able to take vacations like the average Jamaican and Caribbean residents can? PROF. RENALDOMCKENZIE: No, but it also depends on who you […]
The Caribbean Can Learn from Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso.
The Caribbean must begin a new history of man… as tabula rasas, (Fanon). Bob Marley said: I don’t look to the east or west, I look to the I and I. Caribbean governments/CARICOM had looked to the west; now they’re looking to the east, China. Without developing independence or interdependence. Still have not learned how to be sacrificially independent. According […]