Category: Opinion

  • The Cruelty of Peace

    The Cruelty of Peace

    As migration continues to be such a pressing topic, the struggles migrants face in crossing troubled waters prove to be just as cumbersome as the struggles which make them flee in the first place.

  • Falsum Ingenitae Erga Patriam Caritatis

    Falsum Ingenitae Erga Patriam Caritatis

    Malta, the island of majestic beauty, slowly buried in the rubble of her own people by the greed of the few.

  • Ukraine – 5 Step Plan Towards Recovery

    Ukraine – 5 Step Plan Towards Recovery

    6 years after the annexation of Crimea, and the constant threat of Russia right around the corner, what is Ukraine doing to counteract its ‘former’ oppressor?

  • Universal Basic Income: An idea whose time has come?

    Universal Basic Income: An idea whose time has come?

    Universal Basic Income is a controversial idea, but it’s also an increasingly popular one. In a moment of complex crises, few would doubt that we need to dream big, follow new paths. Amidst automation and increasing work precarity, is this the moment for UBI?

  • The Neoliberal Golden Calf

    The Neoliberal Golden Calf

    Perhaps some of you might know the biblical story of the adoration of the golden calf, but for those who do not, I will give you a short summary of it. Moses is receiving the Ten Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai and leaves the Israelites for forty days. In the meantime the Israelites feared…

  • ‘Anġlu’

    ‘Anġlu’

    ‘Anġlu‘ – “Spirtu immortali sopra-naturali” jew “protettur tal-bnedmin”. Hekk id-dizzjunarju jiddefinixxi anġlu. F’pajjiżna kien spiċċa f’ħoġorna anġlu, anġlu li ilhom jiddu dnubietu minn qabel l-elezzjoni tal-2013. Dak iż-żmien ma konniex nafu x’qed jgħid meta rrefera għall-‘fourth floor meetings’. Illum sirna nafu aħjar il-komplott li kien qed jiġi pjanat wara bibien magħluqa. Fetaħ ħalqu u l-anġlu spiċċa mibgħut minn…

  • Don`t blame immigrants – they aren’t the ones wrecking Malta

    Don`t blame immigrants – they aren’t the ones wrecking Malta

    The Government`s supposed resolute and decisive stance on immigration is nothing but a pretence. Does the Government think that its stand on the current immigration issue, which sees 350 migrants being stuck on board a Captain Morgan ferry outside our territorial waters, would fool the general public into thinking they have an anti-immigration administration? Will…

  • To the Maltese ‘All Lives Matter’ movement

    To the Maltese ‘All Lives Matter’ movement

    To all those citizens outraged at Malta offering shelter and a tiny shred of hope to asylum seekers coming from war-torn countries – I don’t understand what your problem is. Why claim ‘all lives matter’ when what you really mean is ‘all lives I deem worthy matter’? And who are you to think you have…

  • Meta

    Meta

    Meta jofrogħ il-baħar, inkellmek, ja Malta. Meta ma jkollix iżjed kliem għalik, niċċassa. Meta tiġri warajja bin-nar taħt saqajja u naħrab, interraq x’imkien ‘il bogħod, ibkini. Meta ma toffrilix aktar għażliet u nitlaq, xejjirli. Meta l-mewġa tibda’ titħabat għax ma tiflaħnix iżjed, teħodnix lura. Meta t-trejjaq ma nkunx nafhom aktar u meta niktiblek is-sentenzi u…

  • Better People

    Better People

    In general, people are very interesting beings. We have various traits that identify us and set us apart from animals or other species. One characteristic that identifies humans is that we can adapt and change our lives according to our environment. One might ask: “But how can we as people create a more welcoming environment…