The social democrats are dead: only a left bloc will challenge austerity’s...
Europe’s future hangs in the balance and the social democrats are either dead or floundering. As southern Europe heads to the ballots and the Troika’s time marches on, the radical left is our best...
View Article7 Reasons Portugal’s Socialists are Staring into the Abyss
Much as Portugal has become something of a poster boy for Troika-induced austerity, the Portuguese Socialist Party, Partido Socialista (PS), has so far seemingly defied the trend commonly referred to...
View ArticleIs a United Left About to Form a Government in Portugal?
The election results of 4 October produced a difficult political situation in Portugal. As Craig McVegas and Joana Ramiro have already reported, the left has a majority in parliament, but the...
View Article4 Things You Need to Know About Portugal’s Political Crisis
Since the general election on 4 October, the so-called ‘good student of Europe’ has played host to a surprising and unprecedented situation. With rumours of an anti-austerity majority taking power...
View ArticleThe Establishment’s Revolving Door: the View from Portugal
Perhaps no one should be so shocked about the unending incestuousness between senior politicians and international finance corporations. Hillary Clinton’s links to Wall Street have been widely...
View Article500 Fires in One Day: Lessons From Portugal
This week Britain stopped to look at an eerie orange sky. The Met Office explained this unusual effect resulted from Storm Ophelia transporting Saharan dust, as well as smoke from wildfires in Spain...
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