Bottom-Up Activism

Without unionization, the largely migrant workforce has no effective protection. Independent labor organizations are outlawed and must largely work “underground.” Government-sponsored unions, the only available alternative, have... more

Beyond the Factory Gates

Like the young workers we spoke with at Foxconn, those in the smaller factory compound complained there is little to do with the time they do get off. The area is largely barren of entertainment. Those who work all day in... more

Since ancient times, people have dreamed of a City of Youth, where the population never ages, and where any outsider who comes to live there will remain forever young. They probably did not have in mind, however, the “agelessness” of today’s... more

The Portuguese neuroscientist working in the USA Antonio Damasio has recently visited Portugal. An opportunity to listen once more to the most reputed scientist working in the field of brain functioning.

Neurosciences have evolved dramatically in... more

Date of the article: June 2009 more