France
L’Humanité festival renews commitment to popular front politics in France
September 21, 2026“I know which side I am on when there are barricades,” Communist Party presidential candidate Fabien Roussel told crowds at the country’s largest left-wing cultural festival.
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Lessons from 1936: Why France’s Popular Front still matters today
April 29, 2026The anniversary of the Front Populaire arrives at a moment that makes it feel less like history and more like a mirror.
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Centrists are sinking in France, but can the left unite to stop fascism?
March 17, 2026Left and right both gain ground in France’s municipal elections, but sectarianism threatens the effort to stop Le Pen’s National Rally.
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On the menu: How the middle powers sacrificed Gaza to save themselves
February 6, 2026The West screams for international law to protect their trade routes and borders from Trump, yet they actively dismantle that same law to shield an ally in Gaza.
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Eighteenth Brumaire of Emmanuel Macron repeats an earlier French history
February 2, 2026Like Louis Napoleon, Emmanuel Macron, a failing executive, tries to act as emperor.
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