Isles of the Left

Racist Rants, ‘Authentic Emotions’ and Fake News

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Racist sentiments are often classified as the ‘real’ feelings of ‘the people’, a daring protest against a superficial veneer of political correctness, as authentic voices of the silent majority. The anti-racist in contrast is typically construed as unwilling to understand these deep feelings. But is this so?

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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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Asylum in a Climate-Changed World: Bridging the Protection Gap in the EU

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Climate change and the consequential natural disasters have become common drivers of migration—a phenomenon that will be further exacerbated as the climate crisis continues. Does the EU legislature address this issue?

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Malta’s Poverty Wages: Legal to Pay, Illegal to Support a Family

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If Maltese institutions claim that anything below the average wage is a poverty wage, isn’t it time for other authorities to take action? If below-average wages effectively discriminate against those with dependent family members, why is it legal for employers to pay such wages?

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