In 1960, the US economist Walt Whitman Rostow published The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto. The subtitle revealed the book’s purpose. Rostow did not merely describe economic development; he offered an
In 2014, the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), a state-owned entity, submitted a proposal to establish an aircraft maintenance facility in Sri Lanka. The Chinese proposal aimed to provide
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El Presidente Trump is cast in the mold of all tinpot Latin American despots who terrorize their populations, surround themselves with sycophants, goons and crooks, and enrich themselves — Trump and his
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Community members drawn from the grassroots—those who have experienced and dealt with challenges at that level and who have much to share with countless others in similar situations—become community scientists. These individuals
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Editor’s Note: This essay has been adapted from an article originally published in the Journal of the Sri Lanka Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1973, Vol. 1. Minor editorial adjustments have
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President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to restart nuclear testing. The Russians were stunned by the announcement (probably what President Trump intended). However, with or without the Trump announcement, the US probably
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Since early September, the United States has given every indication that it could be preparing for a military assault on Venezuela. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research partnered with ALBA Movimientos, the International Peoples’ Assembly, No
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally printed in New Lanka magazine in the mid-1950s. Any attempt to write of the character of a people is bound to be inadequate. Mistakes are
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Some teachers retire. Some stay on too long. And then there is Austin Sarat. This weekend I traveled to Amherst College for a celebration of Austin’s fifty years in the Amherst classroom.
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Six days had passed since Lalith became the leader of the Democratic United National Front, or UFP. At that time, President Premadasa suddenly decided to hold the provincial council elections. When Premadasa
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by Durga Velayudham Wow… simply wow. What an amazing gentleman, Mr Andrew, the former Duke of York, erstwhile Prince, occasional newsmaker, and now, apparently, full-time symbol of monarchical awkwardness. Let us not rush
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On the last day of October 2025, leaders from the 21 nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet in the city of Gyeongju in the Republic of Korea (South
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Changing the world begins with changing our minds. In the midst of growing global crises, including climate change, increasing polarization, inequality, and an overarching sense of disconnection from those around us and
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Editor’s Note: The following excerpts are adapted from the author’s new book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation. Charles Mitchell strode up the steps of
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by Durga Velayudham The period between 1950 and 1970 was the golden age of the Government Film Unit (GFU). The Government Film Unit, originally established in the Velona Complex, Moratuwa, was relocated to
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“Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know,” the 18th-century British writer Lord Chesterfield advised his son. But common sense doesn’t stay that way. While it appears to
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