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Beyond the Choke Hold of Growth: Post-growth or Radical Degrowth?

May 21, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Happiness and well-being became economised and enshrined through financial architecture of gross domestic product. The religiosity with which we now think about growth and GDP is directly linked to religion itself, because we no longer have God to save us. [Read more…] about Beyond the Choke Hold of Growth: Post-growth or Radical Degrowth?

Filed Under: Economy, Environment, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: degrowth, economic growth, economy, post-growth

Maltese Identity? It Is Complicated!

May 20, 2019 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

We have collected a few stories and perspectives which contemplate on how national identity is constructed and what effect it has on our lives.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Reading Lists Tagged With: discrimination, foreigners, integration, national identity

Criticism of Israel or Anti-Semitism? A Guide to the Most Common Fallacies

May 18, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

In order to determine the presence of anti-Semitism in discourse and actions concerning Israel, we need to make our way through the lies and logical fallacies surrounding this issue.

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Filed Under: Long Read, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: activism, colonialism, Palestine

Why I Used to Glorify Norman Lowell and How I’ve Managed to See through His Bullshit

May 11, 2019 by The IotL Magazine

We must not give up on those who seem to be on the other side of the fence—after all, I too rallied behind Lowell in the past and I changed since then. And so can others.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics, Voices Tagged With: acceptance, far-right, solidarity

Against the Overmen: Captain Marvel and Umbrella Academy

May 10, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment


Both Captain Marvel (Marvel Studios) and Umbrella Academy (Netflix) offer keen critiques of the borderline-fascist notions of superhero might and specialness, and we would be remiss to ignore them.

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Filed Under: Long Read, Panem et Circenses Tagged With: film review, popular culture

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