Youths in shorts and flip-flops throwing rocks at cops: Update from Lisbon
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 8 2013 22:20
Report on the struggles against austerity in Portugal, focusing on the street demonstrations and riots which continue to escalate.
Lisbon on strike: November 14th in Portugal
On November 14th 2012, thousands of people took to the streets of Portugal as part of a European wide general strike. Until recently, the International Monetary Fund held Portugal as an ideal example of the effectiveness of austerity policies, but today, its economy is heading in the same direction as Greece and Spain. This short documentary details the week of the November 14th strike in Lisbon and the events surrounding it.
Europe on strike against austerity: live updates
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 13 2012 22:43
The struggle against austerity steps up a notch as on November 14 an international general strike takes place across several European countries, with demonstrations and solidarity actions across the world. Please post live reports from the area in the comments below.
European-wide general strike November 14 - how real? How relevant?
Submitted by rooieravotr on Oct 22 2012 14:24
In at least four countries, there will be a general strike on November 14. There are calls to turn it into a European general strike. What to make of the idea, how to operate most fruitfully in connection to these and similar initiatives, is the subject of this article.
The Detective Novel by João Bernardo
An original thought-provoking essay on the Detective Novel and in particular the thriller, as regards action and isolation by Joao Bernardo translated from the Portuguese.
Portuguese journalist threatened by Deputy Minister
Submitted by Pedro Macno on May 19 2012 17:14
Summary of the events, so far, concerning a Minister's threats to a journalist in an attempt to stop an "inconvenient" article from being published in Portuguese daily newspaper Público.
Scenes from the general strike in Portugal
Submitted by Lucky Jim on Mar 29 2012 00:09
On March 22nd the second general strike in four months took place in Portugal, ending in confrontations with the police in Lisbon, and once again illustrating the shifting landscape of resistance to the IMF-imposed austerity measures, and capitalism in general.
Worker Insurgency and Statist Containment in Portugal and Spain, 1974-1977 - Loren Goldner
Submitted by libcom on Mar 26 2012 21:14
An analysis of the end of the Salazar and Franco regimes and the transition crises that marked " the last major working class upsurges in the West in the era of the big factory".
Portugal's largest demonstration for over 30 years
Submitted by working class s... on Feb 12 2012 17:00
As the gangsters and crooks from the IMF et al are due to arrive in Portugal to assess the success of the austerity measures they demanded, 100,000 people gather in a protest against austerity in what is the biggest demonstration in the country for over three decades.
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