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July 02, 2025

Portugal

50 Years of the Carnation Revolution: When the Working Class Takes the Lead

By: Joana Salay, from Portugal On April 25, 1974, at 12:20am, the music "Grândola, Vila Morena" was broadcast by Renascença radio as a signal to launch the military coup operation...

On the 50th Anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, The Democracy of the Rich Shows its Limits

By: Em Luta, Portugal The results of Sunday's elections have left the country at a...

Portugal | 48 years since April 25: Capitalism is no solution, we need a new revolution!

On March 24, several news reports stated that we have now experienced more days...

The Struggles and Labor Reorganization

THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OF 2008 and the brutal austerity over the workers that followed,...

The Geringonça Administration

In 2010, during the peak of the economic crisis in Europe, Portugal requested international...

Against the Rejection of the Legalization of MAS in Portugal

The MAS (Movimento Alternativa Socialista – Socialist Alternative Movement) is a new party founded in Portugal in March 2012. Once it appeared it immediately...

A new April 25 is necessary!

In 2012 we celebrate the 38th anniversary of the latest revolution in Western Europe, the Portuguese revolution of 1974-75. But this is not...

MAS is born to unite the left against Troika and to ban austerity

At a festive rally, attended by over 300 people, the foundation of Alternative Socialist Movement (MAS) was announced. It stems out of members...

Standing on the EU’s dead-end road

If someone had lived in Portugal five years ago, had been absent and were to return, they would find it difficult to recognise...

A new Left wing Party – Why is it necessary?

Many young people and workers are asking themselves: why is it necessary one more left-wing party? There have already been enough parties. Haven’t...

This debt is not ours!

Karl Marx wrote in The Capital: "The accumulation of capital through the public debt means nothing other than (...) the growth of a...

Portugal, 3 years of legal, safe and free abortion

On February 11, 2007 through a referendum, Portuguese people decided that women should be allowed to abort, at their choice, until the 10th week...

General strike shuts down Portugal

The general strike that began at midnight today, Nov. 24, 2010 has been shutting the country. The initial scenario, accounted for around 8...

All together to build a strong general strike!

The general strike on November 24 called by the CGT and UGT was an important decision for the Portuguese working class. Building a...