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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Society & Politics
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Murder One Year Later: Is Justice for Saints Only?
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.
Environment
Can Bat Conservation Help Protect Our Urban Environment and Heritage? Interview with Elena Portelli, Akustika Project
There is nature within urban areas, it is only somewhat hidden. Elena Portelli from Akustika Project, whose bat conservation initiative involves citizen science, illuminates on how the project is beneficial for protecting the urban environment and heritage.
Education & Opportunity
How Equitable is Maltese Education?
Overall, Malta occupies a joint 15th place on the EU Social Justice Index. When the same Index focuses on equitable education, Malta features in the last place (28th) of the same Index in granting equal access to education. There is no social justice without equity in education.
Sexuality & Gender
‘The Stigma of Abortion Traumatised Me as Much as the Procedure Itself’
A confession of a woman who, in equal measure, was psychologically traumatised by the experience of abortion and the stigma surrounding the procedure in Malta.
Panem et Circenses
Cities of the Future and the Power of Radical Creativity Interview with Pascal Gielen
“There are artists who are more into playing with the rules of art and artists who would rather play with the rules of society and the legal regulations. To me, the real art is the latter—the art that exists between creativity and criminality (not because it’s ‘criminal’, but because it challenges unjust legal practices).”
#Technology Matters
Transhumanism & AI: Utopia or a Nightmare in the Making?
Transhumanism presents itself as a utopia. It promises advancement and progress beyond imagination. However, the question is: Whose utopia would this be?
Heart + Mind = Harmony
Qed Nipprova Niftaħ Għajnejja
A poem by Justin Galea.
The Good, The Bad and The Funny
IGaming Island
After the election – after nasty rumours spread by ‘traitors’ began to percolate – the Prime Minister himself paid a visit to the steel ship in the hopes of tamping down any fears about Malta’s uprightness and viability that the iGaming people may have had.
