France
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Yellow Vest Win: Proving that Western Liberal Democracy is the same old autocracy
If we say that the Yellow Vests are not socialist revolutionaries even latently, then what are they protesting about? To put it the most simply: they are protesting the end of European Social Democracy, with the limited protections it provided. Continue reading
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Yellow Vest Win: Proving that Western Liberal Democracy is the same old autocracy
If we say that the Yellow Vests are not socialist revolutionaries even latently, then what are they protesting about? To put it the most simply: they are protesting the end of European Social Democracy, with the limited protections it provided. Continue reading
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France has been killing civilians in the Donbass since yesterday
It is now official: French Caesar guns opened fire yesterday on civilian areas in the Donbass and Donetsk. The information came from the CtsKK, the government service of the Donetsk Republic, which is responsible for recording all Ukrainian fire on civilian areas. It was then relayed by the DPR authorities. Every day, the very brave… Continue reading
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What are Putin and Macron up to?
This is the big RT headline: Putin and Macron agree on measures to halt escalation in Ukraine. Here is a machine translation of the official French statement: Continue reading
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“Do You Want a War Between Russia and NATO?”
ISTANBUL – Emmanuel Macron is no Talleyrand. Self-promoted as “Jupiterian”, he may have finally got down to earth for a proper realpolitik insight while ruminating one of the former French Minister of Foreign Affairs key bon mots: “A diplomat who says ‘yes’ means ‘maybe’, a diplomat who says ‘maybe’ means ‘no’, and a diplomat who says… Continue reading
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Le Monde’s circus invite: ‘France is a leftist country which votes right’
In less than three months France will have a presidential vote, and I haven’t written much about it because I’ve been too occupied with what I humbly hope will be the authoritative book on the Yellow Vest movement. The working title is France’s Yellow Vests: Western Repression of the West’s Best Values. Continue reading
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DEATH by Vaccine “legally considered suicide” French Court Rules
“The court recognizes the classification of the insurer who, in view of the announced side effects, including death, legally regards participation in the phase three experiment, whose proven harmlessness is not given, as voluntarily taking a fatal risk that is not covered by the contract and legally recognized as suicide.” Continue reading
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What Is France Hiding in the Sahel?
BAMAKO, MALI — On the 8th of October, Choguel Maïga, the prime minister of Mali, boldly informed the world that its former colonial power, France, was sponsoring terrorists in the country’s northern region. Standing before dozens of cameras and microphones, he provided details on how the French army had established an enclave in the northern town… Continue reading
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Ruckus over AUKUS isn’t an edifying sight
The diplomatic fallout from the new security agreement between the Australia, United Kingdom and the United States [AUKUS] is just about beginning. The debris will take time to clean up. Might there be some lasting damage? Continue reading
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Thousands march across France as nationwide opposition to domestic Covid ID shows no signs of fizzling out
Huge crowds turned out in Paris on Saturday as riot police attempted to corral the seemingly endless columns of protesters filling the capital’s main thoroughfares. Drumming, chanting and exploding firecrackers could be heard in a Ruptly livestream of the massive demonstration. The protesters could be heard shouting “Liberty!” as they snaked their way through the… Continue reading
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The Paris Commune: Marx, Mao, Tomorrow
In 1871, Karl Marx proposed an account of the Paris Commune that is wholly inscribed in the question of the state. For him, it comprises the first historical case in which the proletariat assumes its transitory function of the direction, or administration, of the entire society. From the Commune’s initiatives and impasses, he is led… Continue reading
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France defies European court ruling upholding right to boycott Israel
The government of President Emmanuel Macron is defying a landmark judgment from the European Court of Human Rights that protects the right of people to call for a boycott of Israeli products. Continue reading
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Covid: a curfew for what?
The French were stunned to learn that their government considers a public order measure, a curfew, to be effective in preventing an epidemic. Everyone, having understood that no virus breaks according to schedules set by decree, and given the many previous mistakes, asks the angry question: A curfew for what? Continue reading
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Watch: COVID Vérité: Leading French Expert Destroys Gov’t Case for Masks and Lockdown
For months, government officials in countries like the United States and Britain have been claiming that the world is in the midst of an unprecedented ‘pandemic’. But how much of this crisis is truly down to a pathogen and how much is really down to governments’ reactionary lockdown policies? Are decisions really being made based… Continue reading
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Macron wounded, but still eyeing austerity
The second round of the French local elections, at the end of June, was bad news for president Emmanuel Macron, whose candidates did very poorly. In response, Macron switched prime ministers, replacing high-profile operator Edouard Philippe with an unknown right winger, Jean Castex, whose previous experience consisted mostly of being mayor of a town with… Continue reading
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WHO’s Conflict of Interest?
Last week the French National Assembly convened an inquiry into the “genealogy and chronology” of the Coronavirus crisis to examine the evident failures in its handling and will interview government ministers, experts and health advisors over the next six months. While we in the English-speaking world may have heard endless arguments over the failures of… Continue reading
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Why France is hiding a cheap and tested virus cure
What’s going on in the fifth largest economy in the world arguably points to a major collusion scandal in which the French government is helping Big Pharma to profit from the expansion of Covid-19. Informed French citizens are absolutely furious about it. Continue reading
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France at a Crossroads
The nationwide general strike in France, now entering its record seventh week, seems to be approaching its crisis point. Despite savage police repression, about a million people are in the streets protesting President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed neoliberal “reform” of France’s retirement system, established at the end of World War II and considered one of the… Continue reading
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French Popular Uprising: Revolution or Frozen Conflict?
This conflict is essentially over policies that put the avaricious demands of financial markets ahead of the needs of the people, writes Diana Johnstone. Continue reading
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France News Links 11-18 January 2020
18 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Patrick Armstrong on the Russian Reshuffle https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/01/18/patrick-armstrong-on-the-russian-reshuffle/ Are France’s unions even trying to win the General Strike? http://thesaker.is/are-frances-unions-even-trying-to-win-the-general-strike/ Continue reading
The New Dark Age 