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Ideological debates

Monday, 11 April 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

In the past much political discourse used to centre on “ideology”. “Real” socialism versus christian democracy. Democratic socialism versus liberalism and laisser faire....

The continuity of secrecy

Sunday, 10 April 2022, 10:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

“A new government will administer the people’s funds with responsibility and care guided by the values of accountability and transparency.  Government will reduce wasteful spending...

Let’s not despair

Sunday, 10 April 2022, 09:44 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Ian Borg, former Roads Strongman – sorry, I mean former Roads Minister – has now been handed the one-way ticket to political oblivion: the Foreign Ministry. But he ought not despair, as...

Beyond 26 March

Sunday, 10 April 2022, 09:21 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Increasing our vote tally by almost doubling it between general elections is no mean feat. That is what has been achieved by ADPD-The Green Party on 26 March. Notwithstanding the small numbers...

Unforetold disasters

Sunday, 10 April 2022, 08:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

The news websites of the world are engaged in a race to show us the goriest scenes from the Ukraine, especially the scenes of victims callously killed by the retreating Russian soldiers, some in their...

Cardona’s rabbit hole

Saturday, 9 April 2022, 08:39 Last update: about 5 years ago Rachel Borg

Back in April 2017 Juergen Balzan from the Malta Today wrote about Chris Cardona’s White Rocks project in an article entitled “White Rocks Project hits the Rocks.” “Three...

Wanted: a politics of kindness

Friday, 8 April 2022, 07:57 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

I am 41 years old.  I have contested two local council elections, one MEP election and five consecutive general elections. I was first elected to Parliament at the age of 27, in the same day...

Russian nationalism

Thursday, 7 April 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Two deep currents prevail in Russian culture. One reflects universalism in the ways by which human existence is accounted for, the values that it sustains, and the civilization that it aspires for and...

Mapping our new unknown land

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 10:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Evarist Bartolo

As we try to understand the new world that is being created after the pandemic, the new world struggling to address the climate crisis and the new world order to emerge with the war in Ukraine, we...

Like all other visits

Monday, 4 April 2022, 08:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Every time one reads or observes what gets reported and written about the official visits of a head of state or government in another country, one could ask: Whose ideas and perspectives is this visit...

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