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Clément Le Ludec, Maxime Cornet: How low-paid workers in Madagascar power French tech’s AI ambitions

April 5, 2023 Ben Wray 0

A case study in neo-colonial economic relationships: Madagascan workers get paid a pittance to make French ‘artificial intelligence’ intelligent Clément Le Ludec is in the sociology of digital technology department at Télécom Paris – Institut […]

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Philippe Marlière: Macron’s denial of democracy

March 27, 2023 Ben Wray 0

The French President is undermining any faith that was left in democracy, and may be paving the way for a Le Pen presidency in 2027 Philippe Marlière is a Professor of French and European Politics at […]

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Mathias Bernard – French governments’ long record of bypassing parliament: a brief history of article 49.3

March 27, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Many French presidents have used article 49.3 to force through reforms, only to have to backdown later as their legitimacy is undermined and protests grow Mathias Bernard is a historian at the Clermont Auvergne university […]

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Harrison Stetler: Emmanuel Macron’s Constitutional Coup Has Thrown France Into Crisis

March 22, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Most French people oppose raising the pension age, and there was no parliamentary majority for the change. While the reform has now been railroaded through the National Assembly, mobilised opponents see a chance to finish […]

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Michel Wieviorka: After Macron’s move to force through pension reform, all eyes are now on France’s trade unions

March 20, 2023 Ben Wray 0

The pension strikes are helping to revive trade unionism in France as a significant political force Michel Wieviorka is a sociologist and member of the Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention (CADIS, EHSS-CNRS). Cross-posted from […]

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Jean-Luc Mélenchon: France’s pension battle isn’t over

March 20, 2023 Ben Wray 0

The France Insoumise leader writes in ‘Jacobin’ on where next after Macron forced through the pension reform. Read the article HERE.

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Daily Sabah: Thousands march in Paris over rising prices, Macron’s pension reform

January 9, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Yellow vest protests return to Paris over the cost of living crisis, while Macron tries to raise the pension age again. Read the article HERE.

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Harrison Stetler: Emmanuel Macron’s Government Is Ordering Striking Oil Workers Back to Work

October 16, 2022 Ben Wray 0

France’s oil refineries’ strikes is developing into a major national crisis. Read the article HERE

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Harrison Stetler – Corporate France Says: Hands Off our Private Jets

September 9, 2022 Ben Wray 0

A debate has kicked-off in France about the use of private jets, and the country’s tycoons are on the defensive. Read the article here.

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Fabien Escalona: France’s left needs to speak to all parts of the working class

July 22, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Why does the left struggle to win support outside big cities? Read the article here.

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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