France’s Pension Battle Heats Up France’s Pension Battle Heats Up
France’s largest union confederation has finally thrown its support to the latest round of strikes. Union president Laurent Berger explains why.
Dec 17, 2019 / Cole Stangler
In a Divided France, a Display of Force by the Far Right In a Divided France, a Display of Force by the Far Right
In the elections for European Parliament, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally won more seats than any other party in France.
May 28, 2019 / Cole Stangler
The Travails of Emmanuel Macron The Travails of Emmanuel Macron
A new book equates the French president's rise to a revolution. For much of France’s working and middle classes, it has been nothing short of a disaster.
Apr 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Cole Stangler
France Unbowed Tries to Rediscover Its Populist Magic France Unbowed Tries to Rediscover Its Populist Magic
The left populist party is still looking for its place in a national debate often dominated by Emmanuel Macron and the far right. Will European elections provide a spark?
Mar 29, 2019 / Cole Stangler
Erdogan’s War on Workers Erdogan’s War on Workers
Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.
Dec 28, 2018 / Cole Stangler
The Yellow Vest Revolt The Yellow Vest Revolt
The French uprising was never just about a fuel tax.
Dec 13, 2018 / Editorial / Cole Stangler
What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest? What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest?
It’s not just about the fuel tax; it’s about anger at ever-increasing burdens on the working class.
Dec 7, 2018 / Editorial / Cole Stangler
The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France
We remember the students, the generational conflict, the cultural explosion—but we forget that it was, at heart, a working-class rebellion.
Aug 3, 2018 / Cole Stangler
The Revolutionary Potential of Journalism in Morocco The Revolutionary Potential of Journalism in Morocco
Despite free-speech reforms, Moroccan reporters work in a “perpetual state of dread.”
Nov 17, 2017 / Benjamin Lesire-Ogrel and Cole Stangler
The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms
The French president’s proposed labor code would have grave consequences for workers.
Sep 22, 2017 / Cole Stangler