The Anger of the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ The Anger of the ‘Gilets Jaunes’
France’s unfair taxes have driven the Yellow Vest protest movement.
Dec 11, 2018 / Alexis Spire
What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest? What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest?
It’s not just about the fuel tax; it’s about anger at ever-increasing burdens on the working class.
Dec 7, 2018 / Cole Stangler
In France, Is the #MeToo Movement Passé? In France, Is the #MeToo Movement Passé?
The idea that seduction is part of French national identity is blocking critical reflection on power, sex, and liberation.
Nov 2, 2018 / Karina Piser
Is France Finally Reckoning With Its Brutal Past? Is France Finally Reckoning With Its Brutal Past?
Macron's acknowledgement of French torture during the Algerian war was unprecedented—but what comes next?
Sep 18, 2018 / Karina Piser
Tangled in the Garden of Good and Evil Tangled in the Garden of Good and Evil
A French television program tackles the tough questions of compliance and resistance.
Sep 4, 2018 / Norman Solomon
The Afterlives of Charles de Gaulle The Afterlives of Charles de Gaulle
A new biography claims his vision was a stabilizing synthesis of France’s monarchical and republican political traditions. But was it?
Aug 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Breaking France’s Race Taboo Breaking France’s Race Taboo
A new generation of activists is trying to change the way France conceives of race.
Aug 10, 2018 / Karina Piser
The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France
We remember the students, the generational conflict, the cultural explosion—but we forget that it was, at heart, a working-class rebellion.
Aug 3, 2018 / Cole Stangler
What Is Freedom? What Is Freedom?
A personal reflection on how a generation tested the meaning of that word in 1968.
Aug 2, 2018 / Feature / Arthur Goldhammer
What a Foiled Plot to Execute Muslims Reveals About Islamophobia in France What a Foiled Plot to Execute Muslims Reveals About Islamophobia in France
The planned attack faded from the news, but media narratives of Islam’s incompatibility with the Republic remain.
Jul 10, 2018 / Karina Piser