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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

New Plans for Sliema Tower Revealed

May 10, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

A new [t/p]ower is rising. Its victory is at hand. [Read more…] about New Plans for Sliema Tower Revealed

Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, The Good, the Bad and the Funny Tagged With: humour, over-development

True Value of Land

May 8, 2018 by Abigail Muscat Leave a Comment

The question is not whether we will run out of physical land (although in a country as small as Malta this is physically possible), but rather what kind of society do we want to be. Do we want to depend on imports? Do we want to do away with agriculture altogether?

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Filed Under: Economy, Environment, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: agriculture, Environment, food autonomy

Hands Off My Property!

May 3, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 3 Comments

It would be contradictory if the better off generations, strongly assisted by the State in the past, opposed or resisted any form of State intervention aimed at helping the younger ones.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: housing, intervention, Private property, State

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