Originally From : http://ssalanka.org/imf-debt-restructuring-resurgence-austerity-urgency-fiscal-justice-bhumika-muchhala/ As Sri Lanka officially defaults on its sovereign debt repayments, and enters negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for access to loans in return for structural macro-economic change in response to the ongoing economic crisis, the Women and Media Collective, the Social Scientists’ Association, and the…
Category: Economy
Sri Lankan Parliament Concludes Second Reading on Bill to Dispossess Farmers of Farming Land
17th March, 2022 Sri Lankan Parliament Concludes Second Reading on Bill to Dispossess Farmers of Farming Land The Land Development (LDO) (Amendment) Bill got through the second reading in Parliament last Friday. Ignorance and indifference exhibited by Members of Parliament on the issue of farmers’ indebtedness is outrageous. Many of…
The ‘manmade agriculture disaster’ in Sri Lanka
Originally From: https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-manmade-agriculture-disaster-in-Sri-Lanka/4-732388 Wednesday, 23 March 2022 It is a shame, and I feel incredibly sorry for the 22 million consumers of Sri Lanka, including our farming community and myself, for not being able to convince or force the ignorant policymakers in this country to make rational decisions on agriculture at…
TN in touch with Union govt to handle issue legally: Stalin on Sri Lankan refugees
The 16 Sri Lankan Tamils came in two batches of six and ten to Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram after an arduous journey on their boats on Tuesday. SRI LANKAN CRISIS THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022 Taking cognisance of the sudden arrival of Sri Lankan nationals to the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M…
The Inflation: Causes, Effects, & Outlook [March 2022]
with Richard D. Wolff Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work & Judson Memorial Church In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Impact of Ukraine events What the FED can and cannot do about it Solutions for inflation, past and present Originally From: https://www.democracyatwork.info/globalcapitalism_mar2022?utm_campaign=nd_gcleu_mar2022_theinflation&utm_medium=email&utm_source=democracyatwork
Cold Peace
CÉDRIC DURAND 16 MARCH 2022 Petrov’s Flu (2021), the latest film by Kirill Serebrennikov, opens with a depiction of a crowded commuter bus in Russia. The atmosphere is febrile, almost violent. In the grip of a fever, the protagonist suffers a coughing fit and moves to the back of the vehicle….