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How Can I Be an Active Citizen if I’m Always Stuck in Traffic?

May 28, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

Every day we are treated with traffic jams which exhaust our physical and mental capacity. How can we, in the little free time that remains, possibly have the energy and the concentration to follow and analyse news, watch films and read books of a certain depth and social relevance?

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: democracy, social awareness

How Equitable is Maltese Education?

May 23, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 3 Comments

Overall, Malta occupies a joint 15th place on the EU Social Justice Index. However, when it comes to equitable education, Malta features in the last place (28th) of the same Index in granting equal access to education. There is no social justice without equity in education. [Read more…] about How Equitable is Maltese Education?

Filed Under: Education & Opportunity, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: democracy, education, equity, Malta

Social Empowerment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

May 17, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 2 Comments

Data collected from users feeds algorithms that are shaping our perceptions about the world and the way we engage with the information by selecting what we can see, read and listen on the web, most of the time with a hidden agenda. [Read more…] about Social Empowerment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: AI, democracy, technology

Avengers: Infinity War, or Are We Thanos?

May 14, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Love it or loathe it, there’s no denying the so called Marvel Cinematic Universe is a dominant cultural force in the early years of the 21st century. But do such films truly reflect the values of the society so willing to consume them? Peer into their latest installment, Infinity War, and the answer might just surprise you…

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses Tagged With: film review, popular vulture. capitalism

It’s Time to Call the Housing Crisis What It Really Is: the Largest Transfer of Wealth in Living Memory

May 14, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

The past few decades have spawned a one-off transfer of wealth that is unlikely to be repeated. While the main beneficiaries of this have been the older generations, eventually this will be passed on to the next generation via inheritance or transfer. The ultimate result is not just a growing intergenerational divide, but an entrenched class divide between those who own property (or have a claim to it), and those who do not. [Read more…] about It’s Time to Call the Housing Crisis What It Really Is: the Largest Transfer of Wealth in Living Memory

Filed Under: Economy, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: crisis, housing

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