Portugal

At Least 61 Dead in Massive Fire That Roared Through Central Portugal

Portugal's Renewable Energy Record: A Harbinger of What's Possible

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

In what is being hailed as a major achievement, Portugal just generated all of its electricity from renewable sources for more than four days in a row. According to an analysis of national figures by the Sustainable Land System Association in collaboration with the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN), from the morning of May 7 until...

Portugal Rejoices as Anti-Austerity Left Coalition Forms to Oust Right Wing

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

In a surprising development for Europe's anti-austerity movement, Portugal's...

Dominoes of Democracy? Europe's Left Finds Hope in Anti-Austerity Vote

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

While many in the mainstream media focus on the nitty-gritty economic...

Spain's Bailout Prompts <br/>Greek Fury

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We Are Not Greece, Portugal Is Not Cyprus, Or Is It

Calling on "all citizens, with or without party, with or without a job, with or without hope," a coalition of groups across Europe plan a June 1 demonstration, People United Against The Troika!, to protest austerity measures imposed by the troika of all-powerful financial institutions that have led to unemployment, foreclosures, social inequity and cuts in health care and education, all in the name of a debt crisis that "once again privatizes profits and socializes losses, while demanding...