Isles of the Left

Our Not So Public Health

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During the period of partial lockdown, it may have appeared as though the economy was being sacrificed in the name of public health. However, the global attempt to halt the spread of the pandemic ultimately never departed from the basic logic of capitalist politics: politics in the interest of business.

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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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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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Foreign Workers: Scapegoats for Environmental Degradation in Malta

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To steer clear from empowering xenophobic arguments, green campaigners should not limit their criticism to developers’ faulty morals and lack of enforcement in the industry, since the perpetrators are prepared to shift the blame elsewhere. We must attack the source of their power: profits.

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