Austerity fallout: Portugal’s elderly barely surviving with charity and cold showers. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Portugal
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Parchment in the Fire: Europe faces second revolt as Portugal’s ascendant Socialists spurn austerity – Telegraph
Europe faces second revolt as Portugal’s ascendant Socialists spurn austerity – Telegraph. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Europe faces the risk of a second revolt by Left-wing forces in the South after Portugal’s Socialist Party vowed to defy austerity demands from the country’s creditors and block any further sackings of public officials.
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Caregiving Story: The Fonseca Family
Q: Tell us about yourself and your family. We are the Fonseca family – Dad is Joe, Mom is Christine, and our son is Ethan. We are high school teachers and Ethan is 12 years old, in grade 7. Our family
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Dear Scotland: Do whatever you think is best … but remember, the Globe and Mail never has your interests at heart
A typical Western Canadian scene: snapped in Edmonton, Alberta, in 2014. The Scotch, as we used to say when I was growing up in B.C., pretty much built Western Canada, leastways the European superstructure of buildings, roads and railways that lies atop the land of the first inhabitants. You need
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Capital, Labour, and the Eurozone Crisis
Most of the coverage regarding the Eurozone crisis has understandably focused on the politics of austerity. Less attention, however, has been paid to the longer term trends in the industrial relations of those countries hardest hit by the crisis: Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain; the so-called PIIGS countries. Recent
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Portugal indebted to Angola after economic reversal of fortune | World news | Guardian Weekly
Portugal indebted to Angola after economic reversal of fortune | World news | Guardian Weekly. There was no doubt about the firm handshake, but the smile looked a bit forced. The date was 17 November 2011, the place Luanda. Pedro Passos Coelho, the Portuguese premier, had just completed talks with
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: The Next Portuguese Revolution | Jacobin
The Next Portuguese Revolution | Jacobin. By Mark Bergfeld The poster for this year’s official celebrations of the Portuguese Revolution features a large question mark against a red background. It’s a fitting symbol for an event open to many interpretations. Does Portugal again stand at a crossroads? Or has the
Continue readinggay persons of character: Video: Queer Lisboa 16 – Death of the Gay Cliche!
I somehow missed this awesome ad for the 2012 Queer Lisboa 16 – Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival commercial created by the agency FUEL Lisbon. It hits one of the seminal aspects of my blog, which is to destroy gay stereotypes. Enjoy!
Continue readinggay persons of character: Video: Queer Lisboa 16 – Death of the Gay Cliche!
I somehow missed this awesome ad for the 2012 Queer Lisboa 16 – Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival commercial created by the agency FUEL Lisbon. It hits one of the seminal aspects of my blog, which is to destroy gay stereotypes. Enjoy!
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: Queer Lisboa 16 – Death of the Gay Cliche!
I somehow missed this awesome ad for the 2012 Queer Lisboa 16 – Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival commercial created by the agency FUEL Lisbon. It hits one of the seminal aspects of my blog, which is to destroy gay stereotypes. Enjoy!
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Prohibition is Still Failing. Portugal Shows That Decriminalization Works
When I was quite young and much more naive than I am today, I was talking to my dad about drugs. We were talking about all the negative health effects of smoking in school, so I told my dad that I thought that it would be a wonderful idea if
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