Something Remarkable Is Happening on the Political Left in Portugal
Nov 29, 2015 After a general election left political options in Portugal a bit hazy this month, a coalition made up of the Socialist, Communist, Green and Left Bloc parties ousted a conservative government that held the reins for a mere 11 days. And that's not all the anti-austerity Portuguese have done in recent weeks.
Portugal’s Approach to Drugs Is Saving Lives; Why Aren’t We Copying It?
Jun 16, 2015 In 2001, the Southern European country tackled drug use with what seemed like a radical plan.
Western Europe’s Right-Wing Parties Are Sensational but Ineffectual
Apr 16, 2015 The current transatlantic view of Europe is one of continental political decline, elegant at best but ominous at worst.
Is There Still Hope for the European Union?
May 27, 2014 Far-right, Eurosceptic political parties won significant victories in the recent European parliament elections, but does this spell the end of the EU?
The True Actor
Feb 14, 2014 Jacinto Lucas Pires' award-winning novel, "The True Actor," is the perfect illustration of writer Pedro Mexia's statement: "Portugal is traveling through a black tunnel where the light at the end is merely a train about to crash into it." The novel "The True Actor" is the perfect illustration of writer Pedro Mexia's statement: "Portugal is traveling through a black tunnel where the light at the end is merely a train about to crash into it."
SparkNotes No More—Your Teacher Will Know
Apr 10, 2013 With e-books, educators can see whether you've skipped pages or even bothered to open your textbook; a Spanish study claims there will be fewer people living on earth in the next century than now; meanwhile, although Portugal's government has failed to impose austerity, it's now come up with equivalent replacement measures. These discoveries and more after the jump.
EU Debt Crisis
Apr 2, 2013
Austerity and the Threat to Democracy Around the World
Mar 4, 2013 The “sequester” is actually, of course, the American form of austerity, or cutbacks in government spending during a recession. Austerity, or stingy government in Europe has kept employment extremely depressed compared to what it would have been with government stimulus, as Paul Krugman argues.
Europe’s Climate Forecast: Unsettling
Feb 1, 2013 The European countries currently struggling most economically -- Greece, Spain and Portugal -- will fare worst under climate change as they lose both harvests and tourists to rising heat and low summer rainfall, the European Environment Agency says.
Collapsing Eurozone
Jun 16, 2012
