Yellow Vests

There is only one choice in this election. The consolidation of oligarchic power under Donald Trump or the consolidation of oligarchic power under Joe Biden. The oligarchs, with Trump or Biden, will win again. We will lose. The oligarchs made it abundantly clear, should Bernie Sanders miraculously become the Democratic…

EU countries have so far refused Italy's plea for help fighting coronavirus, as national capitals worry that they may need to stockpile face masks and other medical gear to help their own citizens, officials and diplomats said. The refusal so far to volunteer help for Italy, which requested face masks…

A fund originally conceived to convince Poland to sign up to the EU’s 2050 climate target has now turned into one of the most contentious aspects of both the Green Deal and the long-term EU budget. During the course of last year, as EU leaders failed to get unanimous agreement…

Authored by Pepe Escobar via ConsortiumNews.com, It’s quite fitting that the – imperially pre-determined – judicial fate of Julian Assange is being played out in Britain, the home of George Orwell.  As chronicled by the painful, searing reports of Ambassador Craig Murray, what’s taking place in Woolwich Crown Court is a sub-Orwellian…

PARIS-Agence France-Presse A picture shows vehicles and bins burning in a street aside the Gare de Lyon rail station in Paris, on Feb. 28, 2020. (AFP Photo) Paris police arrested dozens of protesters on Feb. 28 who burnt scooters and bins outside a concert venue hosting a Congolese singer they…

Paris police arrested dozens of protesters on Friday who burnt scooters and bins outside a concert venue hosting a Congolese singer they accuse of giving a voice to the Kinshasa regime. The nearby Gare de Lyon train station was partially evacuated during the chaos and police warned Parisians to stay…

Demonstrators accuse a Congolese singer of voicing out for the Kinshasa regime. (AP pic)PARIS: Paris police arrested dozens of protesters on Friday who burnt scooters and garbage bins outside a concert venue hosting a Congolese singer they accuse of giving a voice to the Kinshasa regime. The nearby Gare de Lyon…

(Bloomberg) -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pledged to reset their countries’ relations after a postwar low, starting with efforts to counter the coronavirus and remodel the European Union.Conte hosted Macron in Naples, with both leaders vowing to turn the page on what Macron called…

When people retire they often say they look forward to travelling, playing golf, gardening or spending more time with their family. But there is one hobby which newly retired baby boomers are taking to with gusto. That hobby is politics. Despite all the talk about the increasing politicisation of the…

by Martin Armstrong Ever since the civil unrest began on May 5, 2013, there has been escalating economic tension within France. A lack of economic growth has plagued France and Europe as a whole. The French share market peaked in 2000 and has been unable to elect ANY Yearly Bullish Reversals to…