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Intertwining Pathways in Past Lanka Time …. A Tale. A Tale
Synopsis by the Publishers In the month of 11 in the year 2048 of the Buddhist era, how many people knew that the South of Lanka would face a deadly cyclone which would change the entire history of the country. … Continue reading →
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AI Imperial Intervention! Saniotis/Roberts Article Reviewed
Michael Roberts In what seems to be a powerful and imperialistic act, that ominous agency, AI, has summarized and commented on an old article written by Arthur Saniotis and myself in 2006 and presented in SOCIAL ANALYSIS. I am afraid … Continue reading →
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The Sea Tigers at War: Innovativeness married to Experiential Art
Rear. Admiral Y.N. Jayarathne …. whose preferred title for this article is “Principles of the Swarming Concepts” …. and where the black highlights are his work Situational awareness The Sea Tiger, enemy we fought at sea, was a ‘worthy enemy’ as … Continue reading →
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Journalistic Articles from my Pen: A Bibliography, 1996-2009
Michael Roberts Articles that appear in academic journals are subject to a refereeing process before they, so to speak, scale the heights and enter the academic world. But there are numerous forums at the cutting edge which serve up essays … Continue reading →
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Crunchtime: Resolving Sri Lanka’s Political Dilemma
Chandre Dharmawardana, in The Island, 02 January 2023 where the preferred title runs thus: “Using SORTITION to prevent electing of same crooks to parliament” The terrorism of the LTTE ended in May 2009, and most Sri Lankans looked forward to … Continue reading →
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Conflicting Readings of Sri Lanka’s Pre-Capitalist Past
Presenting a Review Essay compiled by Michael Roberts in 2010 that was presented in the SRI LANKA GUARDIAN on the 15th August 2010 … with this title: “Ethnic Identity in Sri Lanka’s Pre-Capitalist Past: Shanie, Darshanie and Roberts” When Darshanie … Continue reading →
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Nishan Vellupillai Slams A Goal for the Socceroos
NISHAN VELUPILLAI …. of Sri Lankan TAMIL migrant stock is now a member of the Socceroos and scored one of the goals against China at the Adelaide Oval ALAS I was not present because slow on the ticket uptake [it … Continue reading →
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Nuclear Disarmament! Farcical Face at G7 Summit
Kanwal Singh, in RT News, 6 June 2023, where the title runs: “The G7’s nuсlear-weapon-free world ‘vision’ is a farce” …. with the highlights in black being those within the digital version The choice of Hiroshima as the venue of … Continue reading →
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An Incisive & Slashing Stella Prize Speech from Michelle de Kretser
Michelle De Kretser’s Acceptance speech on Winning the STELLA PRIZE, .. May 2025 Thank you all so much for being here. The 2025 Stella Prize does my work great honour, and I’m so happy to accept it. I wish … Continue reading →
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USA vs Ceasefire in Gaza !!
‘Archie S’ The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Gaza no longer exists. The UN is a zombie – an impotent bunch of misfits, like a limp dick. One can only feel sorry … Continue reading →
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