The establishment view of what is needed to "fix" Sri Lanka. Its idea of what "fixing" means does not include enabling the country to save the non-rich.

The IMF does not "bail out" countries to save them. Rather, it gives them a chance to sell themselves into slavery. For instance, it has a long history of imposing "structural adjustments" that reduce the incomes of the non-rich, require payment for public education, and destroy public health programs.

I think Sri Lanka's only chance is to make the west and China compete to offer a deal that doesn't enslave the country.

More generally, we need world systems that stop politicians from stealing a country's income, sending it overseas, and leaving the country and its non-rich crushed by debt.

Albuquerque SWAT thugs started a fire with a flashbang grenade, and it may have killed a child who was a bystander. Local TV news told the story, obfuscating it so heavily that readers can hardly see those facts in the the story.

*Texas Official Admits Beloved Black Principal Was Fired for Being Against Racism.* The Republicans confusedly equated trying to discourage racism with teaching "critical race theory".

Women who wish they had not had children tell their stories.

Researchers have estimated the economic damage caused to the world by the greenhouse gas emissions of the five main emitting countries: United States, China, Russia, India, and Brazil: a total of 6 trillion dollars.

With this. the rest of the world can sue these companies for damages.