Isles of the Left

True Story, Bis-Serjetà: When Satire and ‘Real’ News Become One

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Distinguishing between satire and dead serious news has become a challenge, hasn’t it? But there is a silver lining, too: satirical news portal Bis-Serjetà is the ‘jester that speaks truth to the king’.

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Valletta and Our Common Good: Beyond the Pale

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Outside the walls of the city ‘by and for gentlemen’ lies a boundary space where ordinary people have more say in shaping the way we share the commons. The Grand Harbour edge of Valletta outside the walls has not yet succumbed to commercial exploitation.

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Building Walls: Fear and Securitization in the European Union

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The report from Transnational Institute reveals that member states of the European Union and Schengen Area have constructed almost 1000 km of walls, the equivalent of more than six times the total length of the Berlin Wall.

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Fighting for Democracy in Sudan: Sudanese Migrant Association Speaks Out

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The Sudanese Migrant Association in Malta urges all members of the United Nations and the Security Council to stop collaboration with the Sudanese government [Read more…] about Fighting for Democracy in Sudan: Sudanese Migrant Association Speaks Out