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France
France news and analysis from The Nation
February 26, 2019
A new direct democracy movement hopes to reconstitute France’s left parties around a European Green New Deal—but voters are still skeptical.
February 5, 2019
At its first “Assembly of Assemblies” in late January, this grassroots democratic revolt brought together many people who had never participated in politics.
January 15, 2019
France’s Yellow Vests took just one month to challenge policies on taxation, education, transport, and environment—and make the Macron government back down
January 9, 2019
The paper of record needs to remember that it’s not exclusively a right-wing phenomenon.
December 13, 2018
The French uprising was never just about a fuel tax.
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December 13, 2018
The fault lies with both the French president himself and the political and cultural elite that formed him.
December 11, 2018
France’s unfair taxes have driven the Yellow Vest protest movement.
December 7, 2018
It’s not just about the fuel tax; it’s about anger at ever-increasing burdens on the working class.
November 2, 2018
The idea that seduction is part of French national identity is blocking critical reflection on power, sex, and liberation.
September 18, 2018
Macron's acknowledgement of French torture during the Algerian war was unprecedented—but what comes next?
