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Viva l-Lejber u n-nemusa

Monday, 14 November 2016, 09:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Marlene Farrugia

Il-bieraħ dal-ġurnal ippubblika r-riżultat ta' stħarriġ dwar xi tgħid l-opinjoni pubblika, fejn tidħol ix-xena politika ta' gżiritna, u min...

Losers' victory

Monday, 14 November 2016, 07:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

Donald Trump’s win in the American presidential election came about because he succeeded in uniting behind him those who were considered the losers in the globalisation and huge structural...

Trump and the PN

Monday, 14 November 2016, 07:44 Last update: about 8 years ago Simon Mercieca

This American election has at least confirmed one prediction; that the candidate who wins the State of Ohio gets to be president. In fact, after winning  this State, it was clear that Donald...

Has the Paris agreement been Trumped?

Sunday, 13 November 2016, 11:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

In December last year, on the outskirts of Paris, representatives of 196 countries signed an agreement setting out ambitious goals to limit the increase in global warming. They also agreed to hold...

That’s what you get for neglecting the workers

Sunday, 13 November 2016, 10:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

The world is overloaded today with comments on Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency. There are many angles to be considered and one article will obviously not exhaust the subject....

We are expected to believe that Ram Tumuluri had himself investigated

Sunday, 13 November 2016, 10:11 Last update: about 8 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

It's been a long while since I have read a statement as stupidly deceitful as that released by Vitals 'Global Healthcare' a couple of days ago, in response to the lurid but factual news reports about...

The People v The Media

Sunday, 13 November 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Charles Flores

If there is one huge chunk of reality blatantly unveiled by the US presidential election and Donald Trump’s shock win last Tuesday, it is the way a massive wave of voters, i.e. the American...

Knock, knock, who’s there?

Saturday, 12 November 2016, 09:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

It is hard to say at what point exactly Malta stopped being a home to its inhabitants and became a piece of real estate.  The dominant features of our towns and landscape have become cranes,...

Government ignored the minimum wage, brought back the ration

Friday, 11 November 2016, 09:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Salvu Mallia

The supposedly socialist government has ignored the minimum wage issue and brought back the ration instead, Salvu Mallia argues in his video blog today.  The PN candidate says that, instead of...

Vlog: US voted for change – Miriam Dalli

Friday, 11 November 2016, 09:14 Last update: about 8 years ago Miriam Dalli

The United States has voted for change, and chose an anti-establishment candidate over one that was conservative, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said in her video blog today. Dr Dalli, who will be a...

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