More Isles of the Left
The Malta Blockchain Island: Can We Handle It?
It is not the first time that Malta has swiftly turned around legislation to grant a measure of order and clarity to emerging industries, creating what could be referred as a “legal certainty market”. However, this is far from risk-free.
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Can Economic Growth Ever Be Green? Suggestions for a Post-Growth Malta
The stakes are too high to simply carry on with the ‘growth at all costs’ mantra. It is time to implement alternatives. Let us see what post-growth could look like.
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Minn Sbieħ Alla s’Għabex ix-Xjafek
Kevin Saliba translated to Maltese a letter written by Charles Bukowski to his friend in 1986.
Four Reasons to Increase the Minimum Wage in Malta
Reasons to increase the minimum wage are plenty. And some of them further prove that it is not only sensible, but also beneficial to higher income earners, who may not be morally bound to the principle of economic equity.
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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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Why Malta Urgently Needs Social Enterprises
In the situation where the state resigned from assisting the people in need, social enterprises and NGOs have no option but to tackle the issue by themselves. [Read more…] about Why Malta Urgently Needs Social Enterprises
Can Bat Conservation Help Protect Our Urban Environment and Heritage?
There is nature within urban areas, it is only somewhat hidden. Elena Portelli from Akustika Project, whose bat conservation initiative involves citizen science, illuminates on how the project is beneficial for protecting the urban environment and heritage. [Read more…] about Can Bat Conservation Help Protect Our Urban Environment and Heritage?
‘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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