France
“Our Lady on fire, France in tears”—Notre Dame blaze horrifies world
April 16, 2019The French Communist Party said the cathedral was “a collective work of architects, workers, craftsmen, and builders” who over centuries had “carved a jewel.”
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France’s “Yellow Vests”: Anatomy of a rebellion
December 12, 2018The media says the protests are spontaneous, but the real story of inequality, austerity, and lowering taxes on the super-rich began years ago—in 1983 to be exact.
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“Revolution” sweeps France; people demand Macron resign
December 3, 2018"It is not a liberal revolution that we have before us, it is a popular revolution, a citizen revolution,” leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon says.
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Macron is slipping, but French Communists divided over way forward
October 18, 2018The 2017 elections were a political earthquake in France, and the shockwaves are now hitting the French Communist Party.
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France: Beekeepers struggle to survive as hives continue to die off
July 2, 2018French beekeepers are demanding the support which will allow them to survive: food is only possible thanks to pollinators and if there are no beekeepers there will be no bees.
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