The enduring significance of the life and work of Comrade Keerthi Balasuriya

The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) and the World Socialist Web Site today mark 25 years since the death of Comrade Keerthi Balasuriya, the General Secretary of the Revolutionary Communist League (RCL), forerunner of the Socialist Equality Party of Sri Lanka.

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The Human Dimension

SUSTAINABILITY – THE GOOD OLD DAYS

The other day, someone brought home some treacle, packed tight in a dried kitul leaf. My soon-to-be fifteen year old son had not seen the packing before; the treacle packed nice and tight in a dried kitul leaf which made an excellent sustainable package that stayed long,

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DEAR NGO PANIC-WALLAHS:

Impeachment process identical to US Senate process

Even the most ardent supporters of the CJ, including the NGO-wallahs do not appear to want to draw attention to the specifics of her alleged misbehaviour, but rely on the charge she did not receive a ‘fair trial’. In support of their position, they seem to turn, in an extremely vague manner, to the US Constitution and impeachment practice in the US.

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