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French elections : Antifascist victory and deep political crisis
Many thousands of antifascists celebrated all night in rallies around the country on Sunday evening, as the news came through of the second round election…
Many thousands of antifascists celebrated all night in rallies around the country on Sunday evening, as the news came through of the second round election…
The victory of the Rassemblement national (RN, or National Rally) in the first round of elections in France is a severe setback, and it is…
One week before the first round of legislative elections, the Telegraph in London is running headlines about a “nationalist revolution” in France. The situation is…
It is a historic moment in France. After the far-right National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, gained 31.4 percent of the votes in the…
European elections on June 9 in France handed a major victory to the fascist Marine Le Pen. Her party gained 31.4 percent of votes, as…
The secular principle in French schools was established in 1905 to stop the Church from controlling schools and deciding what gets taught in them. It was not meant to ban religious expression among young citizens. These bans are a racist twisting of the secular principle, instituted these last twenty years. They need to be reversed.
As people rise up against police violence in France, there is a need for a broader movement with the confidence to demand that the second police officer involved be arrested, that the police be disarmed, and that fascists be expelled from their ranks.
The mass movement to defend pensions in France has impressed the world, and is one of the biggest mobilizations in Europe on class issues since…