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Shiran Illanperuma
N. M. Perera The 90th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s socialist movement

Despite numerous splits, the socialist movement embedded itself in Sri Lankan society and made a lasting impact on the polity.

What is Asia TRICON Towards a political economy of Asia

An analysis of the Asia regions division of labor, uneven development, and regional dynamics drawing from Tricontinental Asia’s latest intervention.

Impact of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka Causes and consequences of Sri Lanka’s “most challenging” natural disaster

Cyclone Ditwah has caused devastating consequences for the island nation and brought to the fore new challenges to the debt-burdened country

Garment workers in Sri Lanka Sitting targets: negligence and occupational risk in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan writer Shiran Illanperuma takes an intimate look at labor conditions in the island nation, from factories to plantations

Colombo Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s 2021-2024 austerity is one of the most severe in history

A recent World Bank reports examines Sri Lanka’s austerity policies following the 2022 external debt default

Fidel Agriculture La economía de liberación nacional de Fidel

En los últimos diez años, la riqueza del uno por ciento más rico de la población mundial ha crecido en más de 33,9 billones de dólares, suficiente para erradicar la pobreza veintidós veces. Quizás sea hora de nuevas ideas.

Fidel Agriculture Fidel’s economics of national liberation

In the last ten years, the wealth of the top one percent of the world’s population has grown by over $33.9 trillion – enough to end poverty twenty-two times over. Perhaps it is time for new ideas.

Ranil Wickremesinghe arrest Qué significa para Sri Lanka la detención de un expresidente

El expresidente de Sri Lanka y “avatar del neoliberalismo” Ranil Wickremesinghe está siendo acusado de malversación de fondos públicos.

Ranil Wickremesinghe arrest What the arrest of a former president means for Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan President and “avatar of neoliberalism” Ranil Wickremesinghe is being charged with misuse of public funds

Can Global South investments develop Sri Lanka?

The substitution of southern capital over northern capital alone may not resolve questions of viability, sustainability, or sovereignty.

Russian communists rally progressive forces at second International Anti-Fascist Forum in Moscow Russian communists rally progressive forces at second International Anti-Fascist Forum in Moscow

Despite finding themselves broadly aligned with Putin on the question of fighting NATO expansionism and neo-Nazism in Ukraine, the Russian communists maintain a distinct line: socialism has to be restored in order to fight fascism and win.

People’s movements and the Bandung Spirit: A view from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s participation in the Bandung Conference reveals that in many countries, it was the movements and organized left that pushed for South-South integration, in defiance of US imperialism