The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities
The areas where the National Rally has the best chance to win in the March elections are united by one factor: socioeconomic duress.
Mar 13, 2020 / Cole Stangler
The Making of France’s Presidential System The Making of France’s Presidential System
Focusing on the tensions between top-down reforms and bottom-up democratic discontent, Herrick Chapman’s new history tells a very different story about postwar France.
Feb 18, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Hugo Drochon
France’s Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights France’s Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights
In the face of Macron’s intensified repression, the sans-papiers are marching in the streets and organizing in the workplace.
Dec 31, 2019 / Harrison Stetler
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
Don’t Mess With French Pensions Don’t Mess With French Pensions
Emmanuel Macron’s latest bugbear: a million angry French citizens striking against his proposed pension reforms.
Dec 6, 2019 / Colin Kinniburgh
France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF
This is not just a fight about individual rights. It is a challenge to the patriarchal conception of the family unit.
Nov 28, 2019 / Isabel Kaplan
The Far Right Is Tightening Its Grip on French Politics The Far Right Is Tightening Its Grip on French Politics
As extremist ideas enter the mainstream, “clash of civilizations” rhetoric is crowding out more nuanced approaches to the very real problem of terrorism.
Nov 1, 2019 / Harrison Stetler
Why Is Europe Still Fueling the War in Yemen? Why Is Europe Still Fueling the War in Yemen?
Despite attempts to ban arms exports, European countries remain important weapons suppliers to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Oct 4, 2019 / Romain Mielcarek
How Gay Icon Renaud Camus Became the Ideologue of White Supremacy How Gay Icon Renaud Camus Became the Ideologue of White Supremacy
The bizarre odyssey of the “great replacement” theorist shows that kitsch can kill.
Jun 17, 2019 / Feature / James McAuley
Can France Diversify Its Elite With Affirmative Action? Can France Diversify Its Elite With Affirmative Action?
How to achieve educational diversity when race and ethnicity are off the table.
Jun 10, 2019 / Valentine Faure