The Issues

Taking on the World Bank and IMF

Saurabh Asthana and Stephanie Wang in International Monetary Guerilla Theater-- a short satire for lunchtime in which the CEO, the General, and Supply-Side Man conspire to exploit workers at home and abroad.
This year, the policies of the IMF and World Bank were particularly important issues for students from the SJC and others. After the MIT administration selected World Bank President James Wolfensohn as graduation speaker, students organized to overturn the decision, calling themselves the “Students for a Democratic Commencement.” While their efforts were unsuccessful, Wolfensohn agreed to a student forum on the day of graduation.

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