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Showing posts with label social malaise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social malaise. Show all posts
Sunday, 23 August 2020

Looking ahead, through the mist

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  Translation of yesterday’s opinion piece I published in Diário de Notícias (Lisbon). 22 Aug. 2020   Back to the imponderables Victor...
Monday, 1 June 2020

The drifting United States

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The US is in crisis and I feel deeply sorry for the many friends I have in that great country. It continues to be deeply affected by the ...
Saturday, 9 February 2019

Day 13 for the Yellow Vests

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Today it was the 13 th Saturday with Yellow Vest demonstrators in Paris and other French cities. It’s obvious the movement is still ...
Saturday, 29 December 2018

Poverty in the EU

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Recent data shows that one in 10 European workers lives in a household that is statistically classified as poor. This is undoubtedly a hi...
Saturday, 20 August 2016

On the burkini

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Supporting the ban of the “burkini” in some French beaches sends a very strong political message, right from the top, as the Prime Ministe...
Sunday, 5 June 2016

Floods, demonstrations and media attention

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The floods in and around Paris and other areas have washed away from the news the strikes and other demonstrations that had made the headl...
Saturday, 26 March 2016

Brussels diverse ethnic mix

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Some statistical figures want us to believe that one in four residents of Brussels follow the Muslim faith. This is a very current subject...
Monday, 14 March 2016

Trump and the others: what´s happening?

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The challenge I have been confronted with today is very clear: how can we explain the wave of popularity on which Donald Trump, Bernie San...