Yellow Vests

The making and unmaking of France’s Fifth Republic. On May 8, 1789, at the onset of the French Revolution, the deputies of the Third Estate, one of the three “estates of the realm” under the ancien régime, were asked to vote on how to bring together the country’s three orders…

Paris, 2019. | DiEM25 French National Collective. On January 30, 2019, already one year ago, the Council of Europe through its Commissioner for Human Rights expressed “very serious concerns” about the type of injuries wreaked on Gilets Jaunes protesters (the Yellow Vests) by French police forces. Later in February 2019,…

Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, 'n Guns blog, Yanis Varoufakis once described negotiating with the European Union like you’re singing the Swedish National Anthem. No matter what proposal you put in front of them, they acted like they didn’t understand and simply reiterated terms. But, at least then…

In her most recent book, La Non-épuration en France de 1943 aux années 1950 (“France’s Non-Purge from 1943 to the 1950s”), historian Annie Lacroix-Riz challenges a view of the Liberation of the country in 1944-1945 – and its aftermath – that has been trending recently in a historiography increasingly dominated…

Paris Saint-Germain ace Neymar missed his team’s victory over Lyon through injury but the Brazilian was a conspicuous presence in the stands as he donned a luminous yellow vest, leading to widespread mockery online. Neymar sat out PSG’s eventful 4-2 win at the Parc des Princes with a bruised rib…

Emmanuel Macron became the youngest president in France’s history on 7 May 2017. An aspiring reformist, he got elected on a message of optimism – but almost three years later, French people don’t seem to be as optimistic about him as they used to be.Saturday marks a big milestone for…

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View photos(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Pope Francis staged a surprise visit to admonish the International Monetary Fund chief and several finance ministers to help alleviate the debt burden of struggling countries, calling for “a new…

Hundreds of medical staff protest against ‘Hospital Break-Up’ before hospital Debre, Paris, February 2, 2020. | Jerome Gilles/PA. All rights reserved. On est là / On est là / Même si Macron ne veut pas nous on est là/Pour l’honneur des travailleurs / Et pour un monde meilleur /Même si…

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