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Multilingwiżmu Malti

January 29, 2021 · Adrian Grima ·

F’seklu li fih il-kelma saret aktar importanti u kultant aktar irħisa minn qatt qabel, l-użu attent, mirqum tal-lingwa sar investiment importanti. Minkejja l-geġwiġija ta’ diskors li nisimgħu u naqraw il-ħin kollu fuq it-tagħmir elettroniku tagħna, dawk li kapaċi jużaw il-lingwa b’mod effettiv u sabiħ jispikkaw. Aktarx jagħmlu aktar ħoss dawk li jisplodu l-murtali tad-diskors. Imma […]

Tagged With: language politics, nationalism

Conspiracy Theories, COVID-Skeptics and Anti-Vaxxers: To Dismiss or to Debate

December 11, 2020 · Kathrin Schödel ·

Protests against COVID-19 safety measures expose lack of trust in government. Although misplaced, it is not unfounded. What would be the best strategy to deal with COVID-skeptics and conspiracy theorists?

Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy

Malta, Before and After Yorgen Fenech’s Arrest: Institutional Murder Cover-up and Struggle for Democracy

October 16, 2020 · Raisa Galea ·

People might be misled into thinking they have nothing to worry about: unlike the journalist, they do not intend to cause “trouble” to moguls. Some might assume that bowing to crooks in power guarantees their safety. But this idea is deceptive.

Tagged With: corruption, Daphne Caruana Galizia, justice

Our Not So Public Health

September 25, 2020 · Kathrin Schödel ·

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.

Tagged With: COVID-19, economy, neoliberalism, worker's rights

Why We Should Talk About Racism in Malta

September 11, 2020 · Néhémie Bikin-kita ·

There is a sentiment that racism in Malta is something very new, or that currently we are ‘only’ in the early stages of racism for people to actively take a stand against it. But racism isn’t a child going through different stages of development until it reaches maturity.

Tagged With: racism, social justice

Racist Rants, ‘Authentic Emotions’ and Fake News

August 20, 2020 · Kathrin Schödel ·

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?

Tagged With: hate speech, integration, migration, racism

A Truly Democratic Civil Society Is Our Only Hope

July 15, 2020 · Kurt Borg ·

Our politicians have made a joke of institutions, procedures, décor, political debate and partisan politics. This is what will continue to dominate the political landscape if it is not for a strong democratic civil society.

Tagged With: Civil Society Network, corruption, democracy

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