Thats how it feels when everywhere you turn there are victims of some rapidly spreading phenomenon that leaves dispair and suffering in its wake. Here in Lisbon the headlines read "Nation Reduces Its Deficit By 22%" with a sort of pride; the demands of the global bankers are being met....
It is neither the first nor the last battle on the streets of Athens this year. But today is the day the public has surrounded parliament as the government tries to pass more measures to cut costs, jobs, services, etc, in order to address the mind-blowing debt the country...
One key point that I didn't manage to get into for the piece I wrote about Portugal on the Guardian -Comment is Free- a few weeks ago: Corporate Mayhem in Portugal Although Portugal has never really seen an economic boom on the same scale of many of its European neighbors like...
The thermometer of the attic apartment reads 40.3C. The act of reading the temperature of the tiny digital display no doubt causes more drops of sweat to roll down my forehead. Its almost August in Lisbon and with temperatures like this when no one dares to move too quickly...
Michael Moore has been appearing and speaking in alot of interview programs that I happen to listen or watch over the past week, in connection with his new movie - Capitalism: A Love Story. Moore certainly doesn't need any help from me, nor will it come as much of...
