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8 Oct 2023 6 minute read

The fight for reparations

Priya Lukka explains what reparations could mean, drawing from the rich and varied global movement for repair...

22 Jul 2019 5 minute read

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Who are the gilets noirs?

Luke Butterly explains why undocumented migrants in France are getting organized.

27 Feb 2019 6 minute read

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Police violence against gilets jaunes sparks broad backlash

Riot police using flashballs and rubber bullets in France have caused severe harm. Now, a movement is growing to disarm them...

14 Nov 2018 4 minute read

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Independence thwarted, for now, in French Pacific

The non-indigenous people of New Caledonia assumed they would easily win an independence referendum. The results were a...

Communities around the world are embracing public ownership

15 May 2018 4 minute read

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The people strike back against privatization

Communities across the world taking back control of services and resources.

1 May 2018 18 minute read

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Remembering a revolution: May 1968

Spanning hopeless romanticism to utter contempt, Harrison Jones takes an in-depth look at memories of...

19 Apr 2018 7 minute read

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Will air strikes stop Assad using chemical weapons?

Dan Smith argues strengthening international law would do far more good than ad hoc missile strikes.

The Battle for ZAD: Victory for anti-airport movement

30 Apr 2018 1 minute read

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The Battle for ZAD: Victory for anti-airport movement

The French government has abandoned plans to build a controversial airport – but is still evicting the ZAD protesters....

1 Oct 2017 1 minute read

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Introducing Emmanuel Macron

Macron won more than twice as many votes as expected, writes Richard Swift.

28 Apr 2017 3 minute read

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Could the French election overturn old sexual tropes?

Many have commented on the age gap between France’s Presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron and his older partner, but what does...

27 Oct 2016 7 minute read

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The last days of the Calais ‘Jungle’

Harriet Paintin and Hannah Kirmes-Daly spent a week at the refugee camp during its last...

21 Oct 2016 4 minute read

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After Calais, France to evict Europe’s biggest anti-airport protest

A trip to the Northwest of France, where La Zad has been blocking plans to build a new airport since 2008. But things might...

5 May 2016 3 minute read

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TTIP fatally wounded, but its ‘ugly brother’ is still a threat

The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership is looking a lot less likely, but we’re still not safe, writes Guy...

8 Apr 2016 7 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Inside Dunkirk's new refugee camp

A purpose-built camp offers refugees a sense of relief, but for how long?, asks Sarah Shearman.

5 Apr 2016 4 minute read

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Rêve Générale to Panama Papers

From France to Iceland, two seemingly disparate movements converge around the same dream, writes Jamie Kelsey-Fry...

7 Mar 2016 4 minute read

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Photo Gallery: Forced displacement in Calais Jungle

‘We’re already dead,’ says one refugee. Lydia Noon documents the eviction.

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