10 December 2014
The 12 labor unions representing the workers at TAP Air Portugal are deliberating to stage a four-day general strike over the festive period, between Christmas and New Year. If not averted, the strike will be held on December 27, 28, 29 and 30. Poor working conditions, and the government plans to privatizing TAP Air Portugal, […]
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10 December 2014
An original poem by George Monteiro (*) Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. One of the most celebrated American poets, she died on May 15, 1886. Dickinson’s first Brazilian translator, the poet Manuel Bandeira, said that the high quality of Dickinson’s poetry was that she wrote “like a man.” He meant it as a […]
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06 December 2014
The national union of civil aviation workers [Sindicato National do Pessoal de Voo da Aviacão Civil], the largest union representing workers at TAP Air Portugal, submitted a petition to the Portuguese parliament opposing privatization of the public company. Demanding a national referendum, “as to whether the Portuguese citizenry agree with the privatization,” the petition stated […]
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05 December 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) Unlike birds and other creatures that migrate in an orderly and timely way, the mass movement of humans is shambolic. We used to wander about freely hunting and gathering in small tribes. As human populations grew and greeds, as well as needs, became greater, the more developed tribes sent explorers forth […]
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05 December 2014
A previously unpublished novel by a literary master, Skylight tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded apartment building in 1940s Lisbon. Silvestre and Mariana, a happily married elderly couple, take in a young nomad, Abel, and soon discover their many differences. Adriana loves Beethoven more than any man, but her budding sexuality […]
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01 December 2014
José de Almeida, 79, the leader of the Frente de Libertação dos Açores/FLA (Azorean Liberation Front), the movement for the independence of the Azores, died on Monday, December 1, in Ponta Delgada. Launched in 1975, after the Carnation Revolution, the independence movement had a profound impact on the Azores and mainland Portugal during the period […]
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