France
Tensions between Paris and London over Fishing Is About Inter-Imperialist Rivalry
In the days leading up to the G20 summit that began today, France threatened the United Kingdom with “reprisals” if it does not issue licenses to French fishing boats. It is a reactionary conflict playing out against the background of growing tensions between the two countries in the wake of Brexit.
Juan Chingo
October 30, 2021Our Flag Has Always Been Internationalist — The Red Flag!
The extreme Right in France is attacking revolutionary presidential candidate Anasse Kazib for not waving the French flag at his campaign's kickoff rally. Everything in this response could be said about flying the U.S. flag. In every country, we choose to fly the red flag of workers’ internationalism, not the national flags of imperialism, colonialism, and bourgeois oppression.
Nathan Erderof
October 25, 2021Racist Twitter Attacks from France’s Far Right Demand Anasse Kazib’s “Remigration”
After the success of the rally to launch Anasse Kazib’s revolutionary presidential campaign in France, the extreme Right has been busy pouring out its hatred. Trending on Twitter is a call for the candidate’s “remigration” — meaning, of course, deportation from France. A counter-campaign has been launched to win the widest support for Kazib against these attacks.
Révolution Permanente
October 23, 2021Revolutionary Campaign for French Presidency Launched in Paris
More than 450 people rallied last night in Paris to launch the Anasse Kazib 2022 campaign for the French presidency. It was an electric, revolutionary atmosphere with guests from working-class struggles giving fiery speeches, interspersed with slogans chanted by the entire room.
Paul Morao
October 21, 2021330,000 Children Sexually Abused in the French Catholic Church Since 1950
Once again, the rampant abuse of children in the Catholic Church has been revealed — this time in France.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
October 6, 2021Leaders Responsible for the Climate Crisis Gathered to “Save the Planet” at the World Conservation Congress in France
In Marseille, France, the bosses of big corporations and government officials, including Emmanuel Macron, met in early September in a summit sponsored by Nutella to discuss the preservation of biodiversity. Between ineffective measures and promoting green capitalism, the Congress of Nature was, in reality, the latest farce to serve the most polluting corporations.
Antoine Weil
October 4, 2021How France and Total Are Militarizing Mozambique
Will the militarization of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, where the French oil and gas giant Total has invested nearly 20 billion euros, overcome the Islamist insurgency? Is the country becoming the new Mali of southern Africa?
Philippe Alcoy
September 16, 2021French Communist Party Condemns the Slogan “Everyone Hates the Police”
This weekend, Gérald Darmanin, France’s minister of the interior, started a controversy after a video of a crowd chanting “everyone hates the police” emerged from a concert by Soso Maness, the French Algerian rapper. The French Communist Party and its presidential candidate Fabien Roussel quickly lined up behind the denunciation.
Paul Morao
September 14, 2021Vaccination Effectiveness and the Fight against the Health Pass in France
As French rail worker and Trotskyist presidential candidate Anasse Kazib writes, the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccines, compared to the risk of the virus, is undeniable. But the French government’s health pass is a profound anti-social assault on freedom that the rulers are using in lieu of a genuine strategy to ensure people’s health.
Anasse Kazib
August 14, 2021Revolt in Martinique against Colonial Management of the Health Crisis
With the health situation in Martinique continuing to deteriorate, a revolt broke out this past weekend after the government announced it was reinstituting a curfew and extending the vaccine passport.
Emile Causse
July 23, 2021