Feature: Could Pension Reform End Macron?
by Olly Haynes
An attempt to raise the retirement age in France has sparked the biggest anti-government protests since the gilets jaunes. Olly Haynes reports.
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Report: ‘We Want to Breathe’: Anti-Racist, Environmental and Gilets Jaunes Campaigners Are Joining Forces in France
by Olly Haynes
In France, Black Lives Matter has prompted campaign groups to form new alliances against racism and police violence. Olly Haynes reports on how the campaign for justice for Adama Traoré, who died in police custody, is joining forces with both environmentalists and Gilets Jaunes mutilated by police.
Long Read: Turbulence in Macron’s France: A Recent History
by Nicolas Jara-Joly and Thierry Labica
Between his hated pension reforms, handling of the pandemic, open disdain for the democratic process and frequent recourse to police repression, Emmanuel Macron's teflon sheen has well and truly worn off. Nicolas Jara-Joly and Theirry Labica survey 'La Macronie' so far and look ahead to 2022's presidential election.
‘We Are Not Lying Down’: The Teachers Leading France’s Strike Wave
by Olly Haynes
The government's proposed pension reforms have triggered a wave of strikes across France. One group that will be particularly hurt by the reforms is teachers. Olly Haynes spoke to some of them about the impact of such changes.
How the Gilets Jaunes Launched a Movement Against Police Violence
by Oliver Haynes
Flashballs and teargas grenades have left hundreds of French protesters with severe injuries, but resistance to state-sanctioned violence is building by the day.
Ash Wednesday: Literature Is a Weapon | Ash Sarkar Meets Edouard Louis
At the LRB Bookshop Ash met French literary sensation Edouard Louis to discuss his latest book “Who Killed My Father”, the Gilets Jaunes, love, suffering and more.
Novara FM: Log On! the Rise of the Digital Party
On #NovaraFM James Butler is joined by Paolo Gerbaudo to discuss his new book ‘The Digital Party’: from hyperleaders to superbases, the end of the cadre and the effect of the internet on how people think about politics.
Yellow Jackets in Movement: Understanding the Gilets Jaunes
by Gabriel Bristow
Appearing at once popular, novel and contradictory, the French gilets jaunes ('yellow jackets') movement has generated intense speculation about its potential and limitations. Gabriel Bristow examines the movement's motivations, composition and future.