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France : Millions Take to the Streets in Protest
Massive protest against French President Sarkozy in Paris, March 19, 2009. Photo by Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images / The Independent. Streets in central Paris were packed with protesters waving anti-Sarkozy placards and chanting slogans, with badges reading ‘Get … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Economic Crisis, France, Sarkozy, Social Protest
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Unions and the Left : A Million March in France Against Sarkozy
An anti-government demonstration in Bordeaux Jan. 29, 2009. Photo by Getty Images. The US mainstream media did not even approach this kind of coverage. Of course the left-center European press — like The Independent and Le Monde — is much … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Labor Unions, Political Protest, Sarkozy, Social Action, The Left
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Libel Suit Arrest : French Journalist Humiliated by Police
French journalist Vittorio de Filippis. Photo by Franck Fife / AFP. This over the top arrest by French cops and their strip search of a journalist for a “libel charge” has the Paris press up on arms. Larry Ray / … Continue reading
HEALTH CARE / Dr. Stephen R. Keister: The Gauntlet Has Been Tossed
A doctor makes a rare house call to visit patients in Florida. While such house calls are rare in the US, they are commonplace in France. Photo by Gregg Matthews / NYT.‘The insurance companies are money making businesses that have … Continue reading
For American Workers : Lessons from the French Revolution
Victory of the “Front Populaire” in 1936. From left to right: Mme. Blum, Léon Blum (SFIO), Maurice Thorez (PCF), Roger Salengro (SFIO, minister of the Interior). In the second row, behind Blum and Thorez, (rolling a cigarette) is Edouard Dalladier … Continue reading
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Tagged Class Consciousness, European History, France, French Revolution, History, Labor Unions, Socialism, Working Class
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James Ridgeway on the Rush to Nuclear Power
Nuclear power plant in Cattenom, France.Recent radioactive leaks in France provide a cautionary tale for America’s ‘nuclear renaissance.’ By James Ridgeway / July 29, 2008 As gasoline prices rise along with global temperatures, the nuclear energy bandwagon is gaining momentum, … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy, France, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste
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The Accidental Tourist
Vaison-la-Romaine in Southern France.A tale of healing in southern FranceBy Mary O’Grady / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2008 In Vaison-la-Romaine in Southern France where my husband Mack and I were staying with our old friend Massimo Mauro, there … Continue reading
