Society & Politics – Page 25

Writing in Click Economy

November 1, 2018 by Daiva Repečkaitė Leave a Comment

Precarious, unpaid or underpaid writing is similar to what unpaid internships—initially developed to help young people learn job skills—have become in many industries. It seems to be the only stepping stone into an employment security, if it ever comes.

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To Be or To Be Defined?

October 30, 2018 by Francois Zammit Leave a Comment

With a precision of scientific inquiry, the exhibition To Be [Defined] examines what it means—and feels like—to live as an antagonist in a story narrated by others.

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Minn Sbieħ Alla s’Għabex ix-Xjafek

October 23, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Kevin Saliba translated to Maltese a letter written by Charles Bukowski to his friend in 1986.

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Four Reasons to Increase the Minimum Wage in Malta

October 18, 2018 by Michael Grech Leave a Comment

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?

October 15, 2018 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

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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