I was quite attracted to, and even amused by, a video clip received through social media a few days ago about a Congolese lawyer and activist...
by Rajan Philips The economy is the base; everything else is superstructure. That is the old Marxian concept, simply put. The base ultimately determines what goes...
Interview with Roshan Ranasinghe: … vows to mobilise masses to oust corrupt govt. leaders by Saman Indrajith Roshan Ranasinghe needs no introduction. As the Minister of...
The ‘March 12 Movement’, a collective of election watchdogs and the civil society, has denounced its passage of the Online Saftey Bill which Speaker Mahinda Yapa...
by Susantha Hewa A Shramadana (collaborative work) in a village is a good example of participatory democracy in action, where it is “of the villagers, by the villagers,...
by Rajan Philips Channel 4 has resurrected Easter and divided the political waters. Like Moses leading the Israelis through the divided waters of the Red Sea,...
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera The recent decision by the Asian Cricket Council to allocate a reserve day for the India-Pakistan match in Colombo was no doubt taken...
by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka The sum and substance of Rajan Philips’ counter-critique of my critique is that I seem uninterested in reform, especially political reform, and...
Monday 21st August, 2023 Much is being talked about ‘pyramids’ and ‘islands’, of all things, these days. Another pyramid scheme has reportedly collapsed, and those who...
DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA ‘To be Realistic There Are Only Two Options’ opined emeritus professor (and emeritus Marxist) Kumar David in these pages last Sunday. This is...