Isles of the Left

Treating the ‘Other’ as Disease: Ħal Far Open Centre as a Zone of Contagion

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The armed presence along the perimeter of Ħal Far—essentially, the border between ‘us’ and ‘them’—was a display of state power and a pretense of care for its loyal citizens. At once, it disciplined the diseased ‘other’ and fenced the rest off from it.

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Social Class and Revolt in Parasite and Joker

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While Joker depicts the anti-capitalist rebellion as merely an aesthetic dead-end event, led by a madman on a killing spree, Parasite constructs a figure of the working class that does not attempt a rebellion when crushed by the system.

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[LISTEN] COVID-19 and Solidarity: a Wish List of Government Measures in the Time of Crisis

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Crisis must not be an excuse for discrimination and injustice. On the contrary, solidarity is our weapon during these difficult times.

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‘Housing for Everyone!’ or the Rebel with a Plan. A Tribute to Joseph Bartolo

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Finding a solution to the housing affordability problem amid a frenetic property boom was no easy task. Willingness to challenge the neoliberal establishment is not enough. To achieve that, progressive policy makers must also possess the economic proficiency and the political acumen. This person was Joseph Bartolo.

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