The Benefit of the Commons: Strategies for a Brighter Future
“The commons could be a means of breaking away from the reign of global markets.” Isles of the Left speaks with Massimo De Angelis about the inspiring experiences of commons in South America and Europe.
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Universal Basic Income Scheme for Malta: Yes, It Can Be Possible!
Robotics and AI are about to bring colossal changes to the job market. Depending on the level of your skills, your job is almost guaranteed to become replaceable within the next 15 years. Universal Basic Income could be a way forward.
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Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Murder One Year Later: Is Justice for Saints Only?
The progress of the criminal investigation of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder has been alarmingly slow: justice for her in the eyes of the law is still pending. And the crisis of justice transcends the institutional limits—it runs truly deep in today’s society, which does not deem anyone lesser than a saint worthy of justice.
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‘The Stigma of Abortion Traumatised Me as Much as the Procedure Itself’
A confession of a woman who, in equal measure, was psychologically traumatised by the experience of abortion and the stigma surrounding the procedure in Malta.
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Cities of the Future and the Power of Radical Creativity
“There are artists who are more into playing with the rules of art and artists who would rather play with the rules of society and the legal regulations. To me, the real art is the latter—the art that exists between creativity and criminality (not because it’s ‘criminal’, but because it challenges unjust legal practices).”
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Egrant: Navigating Through Party Propaganda
When information is fragmented and is constantly perverted to advance vested interests, it is only reasonable to doubt its accuracy. And when matters of justice are treated as mere pawns in partisan power games, democracy is indeed in danger.
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You Too Might Need Help of a Rescue Mission One Day
The crew of Sea Watch 3 urges the Maltese public to support their pledge to set them free. The only issue of the vessel and the only wrongdoing of the crew was saving lives—the lives that should be as valuable as ours, alas they seem not to be. [Read more…] about You Too Might Need Help of a Rescue Mission One Day
Quiz: Which Party Would Represent You if PL/PN Were Abducted by Aliens?
Exiled Homes: The Stories of Filipino Caregivers in Malta
The craft of embroidery transforms and embellishes the experiences of the caregivers: it evacuates them from the confines of the private household and turns into artworks accessible to the public.
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