The drastic wage-slashing in Scranton, Pennsylvania and the bankruptcy of San Bernardino, California should be taken as a warning, not only by municipal workers but by the working class as a whole.
The president and his national security advisors gather in the White House situation room for “Terror Tuesday” meetings where they review a list of potential targets.
The entire political establishment is united in their opposition to any measure, no matter how mild, that challenges the wealth and domination of the corporate and financial elite.
President Mahinda Rajapakse’s election manifesto runs to more than 100 pages of lies and false promises. But one important remark rings true: he is promising an “economic war” and that is exactly what workers will get, whoever wins.
A report by the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations called for a policy shift toward Sri Lanka aimed at boosting US influence in Colombo and countering China.
