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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 )

Africa

What Happened in Niger?

Stephanie Savell / Responsible Statecraft Aug 7, 2023 Niger was the ‘model of stability’ in Africa. So what happened? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

France Swept by Dual Uprising for ‘Habitable World’

Nicolas Haeringer / Waging Nonviolence Jul 6, 2023 One side of the uprising is about the habitability of Earth, the other is about the habitability of France for communities of color. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )