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Repubblika Immakulata: a Blunt Portrayal of Malta’s Sorry State

April 17, 2019 · Kurt Borg ·

Contrary to what many want to make us believe, this republic is far from immaculate. Acknowledging this might help us resist the dirtier among us.

Tagged With: Malta, national identity, theatre

Active Players in Economy: Women and Work in 18th Century Malta

March 6, 2019 · Yosanne Vella ·

Maltese working women, married or otherwise, is not a recent phenomenon. Historical sources prove the claim that three centuries ago, in 18th century Malta, women’s input into the work of production was indeed significant.

Tagged With: feminism, history, Malta, Marxism, women, work

Universal Basic Income Scheme for Malta: Yes, It Can Be Possible!

November 8, 2018 · Raisa Galea ·

Robotics and AI are about to bring colossal changes to the job market. Depending on the level of your skills, your job is almost guaranteed to become replaceable within the next 15 years. Universal Basic Income could be a way forward.

Tagged With: Malta, social justice, Universal Basic Income, worker's rights

Provocative Reflections on Malta’s Social Anxieties

November 6, 2018 · Sammy Meilaq ·

A review of a thought-provoking book which engages with Malta’s social anxieties such as its ambiguous contemporary history, and racial and class discrimination.

Tagged With: democracy, history, Malta, racism

The ITS Project and the Future of Maltese Democracy

September 25, 2018 · Francois Zammit ·

The disastrous PA decision will have a long-lasting effect that few admit as yet. 

Tagged With: democracy, Malta, neoliberalism, over-development

The Great Fire of Magħtab: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

September 3, 2018 · Martin Galea De Giovanni ·

The essential step to resolving Malta’s waste crisis is to stop the futile and opportunistic finger-pointing, understand the underlying causes and consider the sensible solutions.

Tagged With: Environment, Malta, waste crisis, waste reduction

“The Maltese”: In Victorian Eyes

June 6, 2018 · David Edward Zammit ·

By the 1830’s, the ‘proud and overbearing Maltese’ of the first decade of British rule had turned into a submissive people who cringed before their colonial overlords and had internalized, even at a bodily level, a complete dependency on them.

Tagged With: colonialism, Malta, Orientalism

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