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Union membership: a right or a duty?

Mark Said

Not long ago, the main reason behind the call for mandatory union membership used to be to find a solution to the problem of ‘free-riding’, namely the enjoyment of...

Girls’ vision for the future

Renee Laiviera

In line with this vision, girls today are increasingly stepping into leadership roles, transforming their communities and societies

Saviour Balzan

The removal of the ‘three billboards’ was petty, considering that so many billboards, originally illegal, have now been ‘legalised’ and...

The removal of the ‘three billboards’ was...

Josanne Cassar

Our legacy will be towns and villages which have merged into one another, dotted by petrol stations for the cars we cannot live without, to drive us to the...

Our legacy will be towns and villages which have merged...

Josanne Cassar

While plenty of documented material has been publishe about Daphne Caruana Galizia’s journalistic work, little attention is paid to the equally...

While plenty of documented material has been publishe about...

A joke about Mount Carmel? They must be crazy...

Raphael Vassallo

all this internet outrage would be far better directed at the problem...

all this internet outrage would be far better...

A world urban forum and why it matters | Corina Cretu

Europe is indeed a beacon, an example to follow for tens of millions of people...

Europe is indeed a beacon, an example to follow for tens of...

Evarist Bartolo

The challenges in assessment, diverse abilities and educator development are things we do not face alone, but can be found everywhere

The challenges in assessment, diverse abilities and...

Zonqor campus. Much worse than a bad deal | Adrian Delia

Eddie Fenech Adami’s fight was about freedom: our freedom to live our...

Eddie Fenech Adami’s fight was about freedom: our...

Why Konrad Mizzi might cost Chris Fearne the Labour leadership

Frank Psaila

When the health baton was passed on to Chris Fearne, he had to face the music...

When the health baton was passed on to Chris Fearne, he had...

Raphael Vassallo

The arts? Oh, it’s just one of the boxes on the official bucket-list that must be ticked. It doesn’t really matter who you tick it with, or why

The arts? Oh, it’s just one of the boxes on the...

Michael Falzon

Germany shares joint top spot on infringements with Spain… Malta is one of the most obedient member states. Yet German politicians have been imbued by...

Germany shares joint top spot on infringements with...

Kahin Ismail

Download here the UNHCR’s magazine ‘Moving Forward, Together’ here: a celebration of people’s resilience after fleeing persecution and...

Download here the UNHCR’s magazine ‘Moving...

The couple relationship in the 21st century

Josanne Cassar

Each phase has its ups and downs, but one thing which all the academics agreed...

Each phase has its ups and downs, but one thing which all...

Saviour Balzan

The reform itself also sends the wrong message: that society should be looking to the younger generation for direction, and not the elderly folk. Because at...

The reform itself also sends the wrong message: that...

Why we still need to teach youths about the Holocaust

The Conversation

Young people today are the future leaders of the world tomorrow – so it...

Young people today are the future leaders of the world...

Matthew Bugeja

Global leaders emphasise the importance of cooperation at Davos whilst Trump strikes a more moderate tone

Global leaders emphasise the importance of cooperation at...

Being open to pro-abortion arguments contradicts a defence of the right to life | Edwin Vassallo

By refusing to answer in a clear and unequivocal way against abortion when probed, Joseph Muscat shows the true nature of his regime

By refusing to answer in a clear and unequivocal way...

Caught in the poverty trap or simply irresponsible?

Josanne Cassar

Providing a safety net and social welfare for those like Graziella Bonello who...

Providing a safety net and social welfare for those like...

Raphael Vassallo

How does one reconcile a monument to the Knights’ victory over the Ottomans in 1565, with a tribute to the principles of justice, decency and freedom of...

How does one reconcile a monument to the Knights’...