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France's left pledges to tie wages to inflation, lower retirement age in new alliance
Reuters via AOL· 4 days agoPolitical parties including the Socialists, Greens, Communists and hard-left Unbowed France (LFI)...
‘We Need to Unite’: Protests Against the Far Right Are Held Across France
New York Times· 2 days agoThe mostly peaceful protests, organized by the country’s five biggest labor unions, were widely...
France's leftist alliance leaders vow to 'extinguish the flame' of far right in upcoming elections
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLeaders of France’s left-wing parties allied in a new coalition and outlined their plan on Friday to...
German Ports See Strikes After ‘Completely Inadequate’ Contract Offer
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoAs the German port work stoppages rage on, France’s ports already endured several instances of labor...
French left forms 'Popular Front' to fight far right
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"I'm sorry, [National Rally] do not have the means to afford these expenses," he said. The left, which has been dominated by France Unbowed in the...
A hard-right 28-year-old could soon be France’s PM
The Economist· 12 hours agoToday the 28-year-old leader of the hard-right National Rally may be weeks away from becoming prime minister of France, and its youngest ever by a long...
Don’t Tell the French — But They’re Americans Now
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA vote on Europe is a high-sugar, low-stakes protest. When presented with a stark choice between the accepted and the rabble in a second round of a national parliament vote ...
Is Social Media the New Tobacco?
New York Times· 16 hours agoVivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, wants warning labels on the tech platforms, arguing that they are fueling a mental health crisis among teens....
In Le Pen’s heartland, residents are itching for chance to oust Macron
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally (RN) cruised to victory in Sunday’s European elections,...
Macron defends decision to call elections, slams possible alliance on the right
Washington Post· 6 days agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap legislative elections after a...