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Belief

Thursday, 17 November 2016, 08:05 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

I had an interesting discussion with a friend who’s much younger than I am, though you can hardly call him a young man. He claims ideological belief is no longer important in...

Election polls, first time voters and leadership trust

Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 08:25 Last update: about 8 years ago Arnold Cassola

Last weekend was characterized by polls commissioned by TMIS and  Malta Today, which in their results seem to point in the same direction.  At a time when people have started doubting the...

Life

Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 08:09 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Nowadays all aspects of our life seem to be explained by the polls and media.  We get appraisals on which is ‘your’ favourite party, ‘your’ preferred American...

Pseudo social justice - Not in my name

Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 09:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Gejtu Vella

In the political arena it looks as if it is the same the world all over.  The biggest shock in the US electoral history has started to sink in.  One hopes that President-elect Donald...

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...

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