democracy
If You Wish to Make Malta a Better Place, Don’t Whine—Act on the Causes!
Without a clear understanding of what underpins the challenges that Malta is facing, it’s highly unlikely we’ll solve any of them. [Read more…] about If You Wish to Make Malta a Better Place, Don’t Whine—Act on the Causes!
The True Power of Your Vote
It is time to recognise that, united, the Maltese electorate can achieve much more than individually. And the mechanism which enables them to do so is already in place.
How Can I Be an Active Citizen if I’m Always Stuck in Traffic?
Every day we are treated with traffic jams which exhaust our physical and mental capacity. How can we, in the little free time that remains, possibly have the energy and the concentration to follow and analyse news, watch films and read books of a certain depth and social relevance?
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How Equitable is Maltese Education?
Overall, Malta occupies a joint 15th place on the EU Social Justice Index. However, when it comes to 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. [Read more…] about How Equitable is Maltese Education?
Social Empowerment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Data collected from users feeds algorithms that are shaping our perceptions about the world and the way we engage with the information by selecting what we can see, read and listen on the web, most of the time with a hidden agenda. [Read more…] about Social Empowerment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
(Dis)passionate Politics?
We are witnessing a crisis of representative democracy. In most European countries, people feel ignored and sidelined by EU politicians and established mainstream political parties.
Good Friday, Imperialism and Emancipation
Christ’s Passion should encourage us to be more compassionate to each other and to challenge the status quo.
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