A New Law in Portugal Makes Housing a Right
The Basic Housing Law is a reaction to a significant and rapid escalation of housing prices and dearth of affordable homes.
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How Music Can Fight Prejudice
New research from Portugal finds youngsters feel more positively toward members of an ethnic minority if they have learned songs from their culture.
Wildfires Mark the New Reality of Climate Change in 2017
As fire conditions intensify around the globe, scientists are helping countries prepare for a fiery new normal.
Lisbon, the Bangalore of Europe
The call center boom in Lisbon, Portugal, provides another example of how brain drain promotes economic development.
The Heart of Demographic Doom
Nearly a century ago, during the Great Migration, less-educated individuals were the ones who left home in search of better lives. The opposite is true today, with the educated more mobile than ever before, leaving some places in a spiral of decline.