Gaħan laburist? This is all just locker room talk, surely...

The Skinny | No 98 – Gaħan Goes Voting

Where social justice is lacking

Michael Falzon

This story, however, has raised an interesting ethics issue. Do humans have a right to endanger animal lives by using them to do dangerous work?

Raphael Vassallo

Starting with the most obvious question of all: what proof is there, that ‘trees in general’ – and, even more so, those trees in particular...

Starting with the most obvious question of all: what proof...

Farewell Ġann: social justice activists, friends mourn loss of Fr Ġwann Xerri

Kurt Sansone

Maltese Dominican priest Ġwann Xerri has died in Brazil where he spent decades campaigning against poverty and exploitation

Maltese Dominican priest Ġwann Xerri has died in Brazil...

Josanne Cassar

It should be obvious by now that every Eurovision representative goes there to win (not just us) and a contest based on televoting is always going to be very...

It should be obvious by now that every Eurovision...

Saviour Balzan

Malta needs a vision that is not shackled by economic arguments based simply on growth or economic indicators such as GDP

Malta needs a vision that is not shackled by economic...

Tempering Eurovision expectations with realism

Malta’s existential failure remains its compulsion at trying too hard at...

Malta’s existential failure remains its compulsion at...

Police must not rest on a report but investigate before issuing charges

Malcolm Mifsud

The police must not issue charges on the basis of a police report without first carrying out an investigation in order to establish whether the dispute is of a...

The police must not issue charges on the basis of a police...

Addressing the needs of medicinal cannabis patients

Alex Agius Saliba

These patients who are suffering from discrimination and a lack of...

These patients who are suffering from discrimination and a...

Rock ‘n’ roll never dies (and nor does Malta’s Eurovision delusion)...

Raphael Vassallo

Honestly, though: how other times, in recent years, have we seen precisely the same sort of thought process in action… with precisely the same results?

Honestly, though: how other times, in recent years, have we...

If the international community does not clearly demonstrate that violations of international law bear consequences, there can be no surprises when these rogue...

If the international community does not clearly demonstrate...

Abortion decriminalisation: the spectacular failure of our legislators

Lara Dimitrijevic

Ultimately, this is also an opportunity for our main political parties to show that they care about women in this country. The opportunity that, as things...

Ultimately, this is also an opportunity for our main...

Banning DJs is just another case of technocratic, on-paper logic gone haywire

The Skinny | No 88 – No Island For Summer Events

Michael Falzon

Was the new conflict with the Palestinians ‘a made-up’ exacerbation of the disagreement between Hamas – who do not even recognise the right...

Was the new conflict with the Palestinians ‘a...

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Owen Bonnici

Josanne Cassar

Saviour Balzan

When in Europe, do as the Europeans do...

Raphael Vassallo

And once again, the same old question arises. Did our ‘indefatigable...

And once again, the same old question arises. Did our...

Why does a construction magnate sponsor a regatta club?

Saviour Balzan

To Portelli, devouring more of the Maltese and Gozitan footprint is an...

To Portelli, devouring more of the Maltese and Gozitan...

Re-opening of events industry: We have veered from one extreme to the other

Josanne Cassar

Surely a nation which is on its way to being fully vaccinated should be able to live a normal life which is not just limited to dining out?

Surely a nation which is on its way to being fully...

As MaltaToday faces another contempt of court lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General is trying to gag newspapers from publishing stories that...

As MaltaToday faces another contempt of court lawsuit,...

Pretended rights charges borders on the civil law rights

Malcolm Mifsud

Although the charge of pretended rights is a crime, it is not far off from...

Although the charge of pretended rights is a crime, it is...

Jerusalem: the politics behind the latest explosion of violence | Carlo Aldrovandi

The Conversation

This latest episode cannot be attributed to a single cause. It should rather be connected to a broader landscape of destabilising factors whose cumulative...

This latest episode cannot be attributed to a single cause....