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Seven Reasons to Join the National Protest on 7th September

August 29, 2019 by The IotL Magazine 3 Comments

Apart from being a right (and sometimes a duty), protesting is also fun. It’s a celebration of people from different walks of life coming together for a common cause.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: democracy, Environment, Green Politics

Digging Deeper into the Root Cause of Clientelism in Malta

May 25, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Maltese citizens need to abandon a hypocritical approach to politics. We need to sit down and have a rational debate on how to politically modernise our polity—this is what Malta needs most right now.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: clientelism, corruption, democracy

I Have Been Living in Malta for 10 Years, and Yet I Cannot Vote

May 23, 2019 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

Despite having spent a decade in Malta, I still am a guest here—a non-EU resident who cannot afford to purchase Maltese citizenship. I cannot vote either in local council or European Parliament elections. Simply put, I am unrepresented.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses, Voices Tagged With: democracy, European Parliament Elections 2019, foreigners, politics, radical democracy

The Future of Europe—Will You Vote for It?

May 13, 2019 by Martin Galea De Giovanni Leave a Comment

Incoming Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will sit for 5 years. Their decisions in that period can swing Europe’s response to imminent climate breakdown.

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Filed Under: Environment, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: climate change, democracy, European Parliament Elections 2019

Malta’s Language Puzzle: Malti vs English

April 25, 2019 by Michael Grech 1 Comment

Malta’s language question has been a subject of an ongoing debate for over a century. Today, our native tongue might be appropriated for some sinister purposes. How can we support the use of the Maltese language while not letting it become a tool of xenophobia and racial exclusion?

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: class identities, democracy, exclusion, language politics

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