Europe’s Elites Are Terrified of This Man. Here’s Why.
Aaron Bastani talks to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France Insoumise and three times candidate for the French Presidency, in front of a live audience at EarTH Hackney.
Will France soon have to choose between the far left and the far right? Why is it important that the Left tackles Islamophobia head-on? How did Mélenchon’s party build an ambitious, energised youth-led movement that won the biggest vote share in France’s most recent election? ‘Now, The People! Revolution in the Twenty-First Century’ published by Verso Books is available here: https://shop.novaramedia.com/collections/books
- Published 20 July 2025