Europe

Jean-Marie Le Pen: The Life and Death of a Nazi

John Mullen / Green Left Jan 13, 2025 Since the 1950s, he was France's foremost fascist and reveled in the controversy he could instigate merely by expressing his unapologetic opinion. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Truthdiggers of the Week: Charlie Hebdo

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 7, 2025 Critical journalists view the slaughter of their colleagues in Paris from a deeply personal perspective. "Does my work threaten my life?" we ask ourselves. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Downfall of the Abbé Pierre

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Sep 21, 2024 A sex scandal involving its most admired celebrity is shaking France to its core. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Macron’s True Color Is Blue

Julian Mathews / Truthdig Sep 11, 2024 By appointing Michel Barnier as prime minister, the French president ignored voters and chose working with the right over reconciliation with the left. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

The Gold in AI Mass Surveillance Goes to …

Anne Toomey McKenna / The Conversation Jul 17, 2024 A legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare of this summer's Paris Olympics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Rock Paper Scissors in France

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jul 12, 2024 The far right is down but not out in Paris. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Can the New French Left Govern?

Julian Mathews / Truthdig Jul 12, 2024 After upsetting expectations, the four-party Nouveau Front Populaire needs to get serious. It can start by picking a leader. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

Leftists Poised to Win French Elections as Voters Reject Fascists

CD Staff / Common Dreams Jul 8, 2024 Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the leftist La France Insoumise party, called the election results an "immense relief for a majority of people in our country." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Europe

The Reconstructed Left Taking On Le Pen

Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Jun 21, 2024 In France, the far right and a new left coalition battle for control of the country in next month’s elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Those EU Farmer Protests Aren’t What They Seem

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Feb 29, 2024 Behind the noble image of the “angry farmer” is an agribusiness alliance working to sabotage Europe’s ambitious green agenda. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Africa

An Ambiguous Coup in Gabon

Obiora Ikoku / African Arguments Sep 1, 2023 The coup in Gabon, the latest of a series in West Africa, has less to do with democracy and more with the end of French neocolonialism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Africa

Niger: The Resource Politics of a Post-Colonial Revolt

Mohamed Kheir Omer / African Arguments Aug 17, 2023 The coup in Niger shows that, if Western countries do not rethink their Africa policies, Russia and its mercenary Wagner group to step in. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )