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Yellow Vest Movement Not Yet Changing Its Color to Green
Yellow Vest Movement Not Yet Changing Its Color to Green From Paris, Léa Bouchoucha reports for Consortium News on two sets of demonstrators, some of whom are mingling while others keep a distance. Some had hoped the two marches in Paris last Saturday— one focused on global warming and the other representing the 18th straight weekend of Yellow […]
France To Deploy Military Against Next Round Of Yellow Vest Protests
France To Deploy Military Against Next Round Of Yellow Vest Protests If the black smoke over the Paris skyline and charred cars and buildings along the Champs-Elysees which have become characteristic of France’s increasingly violent Yellow Vest protests over the past months weren’t alarming enough, things look to get much worse as the government prepares to […]
France To Ban Yellow Vest Protests In Neighborhoods With “Ultra” Radicals
France To Ban Yellow Vest Protests In Neighborhoods With “Ultra” Radicals France is cracking down on “yellow vest” protesters following a weekend of renewed violence – as the Macron administration announced on Monday that it would ban demonstration in several areas of france – including the Champs Elysees in Paris, if “ultra elements” are present, […]
Chaos Breaks Out As Yellow Vests Clash With French Police
Chaos Breaks Out As Yellow Vests Clash With French Police Update: Saturday’s Yellow Vest protests have escalated in intensity as clashes with the police grew increasingly violent. Take a look: Ready for a bit of the old ultraviolence? *** After weeks of more moderate protests, France’s Yellow Vests are back in full swing following the end of President […]
Wheelchair-Bound Yellow-Vest Pepper-Sprayed By French Cops; Another Man Shot In Face
Wheelchair-Bound Yellow-Vest Pepper-Sprayed By French Cops; Another Man Shot In Face As the Yellow Vest protests rage across France for the 16th straight week, shocking footage has emerged of police brutality. Apparently a Friday call for calm by President Emmanuel Macron doesn’t apply to police. In one clip, a French policeman appears to blast a wheelchair-bound man in the face […]
“New Economic or Financial Crisis” in the Eurozone Could Start in Italy: French Government Frets
“New Economic or Financial Crisis” in the Eurozone Could Start in Italy: French Government Frets French banks are heavily exposed to Italy. “Don’t underestimate the impact of the Italian recession.” This was the stark warning from French Economy Minister Bruno Le Marie in an interview with Bloomberg News. “We talk a lot about Brexit, but we don’t […]
10 reasons the Gilets Jaunes are the real deal
10 reasons the Gilets Jaunes are the real deal Image soiurce here. We live in a world where democracy is a threat and freedom is a punishment, where you can’t tell a turd from a diamond, where 5G is trumpeted even as it threatens to kill us, where the prevailing ethos is buyer-beware and where anyone […]
So When Will the Yellow Vest Movement Take Hold in the USA?
So When Will the Yellow Vest Movement Take Hold in the USA? The Yellow Vest anti-government movement (#YellowVests, #GiletsJaunes) began in France on November 17, 2018, when over 300,000 people across France protested a carbon tax on fuel. President Emmanuel Macron claimed the French were leading the world in the battle against climate change. The Yellow […]
France Recalls Ambassador From Italy After “Unprecedented” Verbal Attacks
France Recalls Ambassador From Italy After “Unprecedented” Verbal Attacks The diplomatic row between France and Italy is escalating. More than half a year after Italy summoned the French ambassador over Europe’s migrant row, on Thursday France one-upped Italy when it announced it would recall its ambassador to Italy, citing “outrageous” verbal attacks, repeated “meddling” in […]
A Survival Guide For 2019
A Survival Guide For 2019 How to safely navigate the ‘Year Of Instability’ As the first month of the year concludes, it’s becoming clear that 2019 will be a very different kind of year. The near-decade of ‘recovery’ following the Great Financial Crisis enjoyed a stability and tranquility that suddenly evaporated at the end of […]
France’s Yellow Vest Movement Comes of Age
France’s Yellow Vest Movement Comes of Age At its first “Assembly of Assemblies” in late January, this grassroots democratic revolt brought together many people who had never participated in politics. Yellow Vest protesters take part in a demonstration holding a banner that reads “Angry but not fascist” in Paris on January 26, 2019. (Reuters / Benoit […]
The Venezuelan Coup and Gilets Jaunes: Great-Power Politics In a Multipolar World Order
The Venezuelan Coup and Gilets Jaunes: Great-Power Politics In a Multipolar World Order The protests seen in France and the interference in the domestic politics of Venezuela highlight Western double standards, which stand in contrast to the respect for international law maintained by China, India and Russia. In France on November 17, 2018, hundreds of […]
Unrest in France: No End in Sight
Unrest in France: No End in Sight The third group is extremely large: it is the rest of the population. The upper class treat them as regrettable dead weight and expect nothing from them except silence and submission. Its members often have a hard time making ends meet. They pay taxes but can see that […]
Three Reasons Macron is a Hypocrite when it Comes to Venezuela
Three Reasons Macron is a Hypocrite when it Comes to Venezuela Paris (GPA) – Emmanuel Macron recently voiced support for opposition in Venezuela even as his own country is ground to a halt every weekend by protests. There is an overused saying that “people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” While these few words may be cliche there […]
Watch Live: Yellow Vests Rage For 11th Straight Week; Organizers Plan Night Rallies, Human Chain Of 50,000
Watch Live: Yellow Vests Rage For 11th Straight Week; Organizers Plan Night Rallies, Human Chain Of 50,000 France’s Yellow Vests are out again en masse – taking to the streets of Paris and other cities across the country for the 11th straight week of anti-government protests despite rainy conditions. #GiletsJaunes protest: #Toulon – 11th Saturday […]
