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Prices, Policies and Protests: The Deceit of Economics
The following article appeared in the Sunday Island, the Sunday edition of the Island, a popular English daily in Sri Lanka, on February 19th, 2012. Source: Ceylon Today “The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. … Continue reading
Prison Uprising: The Subaltern Wakeup Call in Sri Lanka
The following article on the prison uprising ten days ago in Sri Lanka was published in the Sunday Island on February 5th, the Sunday issue of a popular English daily in Sri Lanka. The recent uprising at the Welikada Prison … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Dispossession of Education and Youth Indebtedness
The following article on the neoliberalisation of education in Sri Lanka was published in the Sunday Island on Jan 15th, the Sunday issue of a popular English daily in Sri Lanka. This article which is the third I have written … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: The Budget, Populist Politics and the Neoliberal Economy
I wrote the following article published in the Sunday issue of the Island, a popular English daily newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is a response to the Budget announced last week. I would interested in your thoughts, including how we … Continue reading
Samir Amin 9/11 webcast
Samir Amin, speaking from Cairo, was webcast to the Brecht Forum on 9/11 in discussion with Biju Mathew. Full video is available at the link below: http://brechtforum.org/911-samir-amin
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”we existed…”
May I tell a story? I have no idea whether it is true. It is the third day of the Bolshevik Revolution, and Lenin is sitting somewhere in Saint Petersburg. Trotsky comes running in and says, “Kronstadt has been taken! We are lost!” Or whatever … Continue reading
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