by polity.lk | Sep 20, 2021 | Essay
The Insurrectionary JVP and the Sri Lankan State Mick Moore Much has been written about the insurrectionary Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP—Peoples Liberation Front). The main focus has been on the character of the organisation itself, why it emerged, and how it was...
by polity.lk | Sep 13, 2021 | Essay
‘The Oddest of Odd Corners’: Rosa Luxemburg’s Afterlife in Ceylon B. Skanthakumar Rosa Luxemburg, the early 20th century Polish-Jewish revolutionary born in Zamosc 150 years ago on March 5th this year, had no reason in her frenetic political, intellectual, and...
by polity.lk | Sep 8, 2021 | Intervention
The IMF Can’t Save Sri Lanka Devaka Gunawardena Among elite policy makers and experts, there is an unshakeable belief that going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will provide a pathway for Sri Lanka out of crisis. The IMF, however, applies its policy in a...
by polity.lk | Aug 30, 2021 | Interview
‘The government didn’t care’: Katunayake Free Trade Zone Workers in the Pandemic in Sri Lanka During the first coronavirus pandemic lockdown in Sri Lanka for over two months, beginning 20th March 2020, workers in the export processing zones faced immense hardship as...
by polity.lk | Aug 17, 2021 | Photo article
An Homage to our Workers Stephen Champion Farmer, Vavuniya, 1994 Stone breaker,Kandy, 1989 Tea plucker, Maskeliya, 1991 Traditional medicine shop assistant, Kandy, 2018 Woman harvesting paddy, Jaffna, 1989 Road labourer, Kandy, 2018 Betel leaf vendor, Pettah, Colombo,...
