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Cori Bush pone a prueba fuera de Nueva York el empuje socialista de Mamdani y Ocasio-Cortez
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“We’re Not Calling Things What They Are”
March 13, 2026 “We’re Not Calling Things What They Are” Years after leading opposition to the US war in Iraq, France’s Dominique de Villepin speaks out against another illegal war in the Middle East and Europe’s timid response.
The Major Local Election That France’s Far Right Might Just Win
Dispatch The view from the ground. A wall of partly torn election posters with photos of the faces of candidates. The photo of Allisio is torn from the chin down, showing part of Payan's head underneath. A torn election poster for Franck Allisio, the Marseille mayoral candidate from France’s far-right National Rally party, atop a poster for the incumbent mayor, Benoît Payan, seen in Marseille on March 1.
France Needs More Than a New Leader. It Needs a New France
In France, it has been a frenzied fall. First, the government was toppled by an irate Parliament. Then, in a panic, President Emmanuel Macron tapped a protégé, Sébastien Lecornu, to be prime minister; he resigned less than a month later. Confusion raged. Today things are a little calmer. Mr. Lecornu, returned to the office he had so hurriedly vacated, has managed to bring some stability by making concessions to rivals. He might even succeed in passing a budget. But he is not out of the woods yet.
Opinion | France Needs More Than a New Leader. It Needs a New France. Original
Opinion | France Needs a New France - The New York Times
The French Far Right’s Awkward Dance Around Trump
MARSEILLE, France—Martin, a 26-year-old teacher in the southern French town of Carpentras, firmly supports the far-right National Rally (RN) party. He voted for Marine Le Pen, the party’s figurehead, in both rounds of the 2022 presidential election as well as the RN candidate in the first round of last year’s legislative elections. When it comes to U.S. President Donald Trump, however, he has more mixed feelings.
How Macron Failed France Original
The brief and unremarkable tenure of France’s prime minister has come crashing to an end. The 74-year-old François Bayrou resigns on Tuesday after choosing to gamble his political survival on a confidence vote a day earlier—and losing it by a huge margin. France is now in the throes of a spiraling political crisis. The National Assembly lacks a clear governing majority and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) seems ever closer to finally winning power.
France Risks Following America’s Bad Example
Interview by David Broder Rising star of the French right Jordan Bardella, a leader of Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National party, recently called for a “Ministry of Government Efficiency” inspired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the United States. This nod to an American example might have seemed unusual from a French right-winger more liable to assert his own nationalist credentials.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon Casts a Long Shadow Over the Stagnant French Left
Politics Elections Europe Politicians in France tend to write a lot of books. Essays are expected of any serious presidential aspirant. Memoirs are a must for any politician worth their salt.
How Marine Le Pen's Conviction Will Shape French Politics
March 31 will go down as a terrible day for Marine Le Pen—and a good one for French democracy. A French court on Monday found Le Pen and more than 20 officials from France’s far-right National Rally (RN) guilty in a sprawling embezzlement scheme that prosecutors said involved siphoning off €2.9 million ($3.1 million) in E.U. funds over a decade. Judges applied the French law as written: they barred the nine politicians involved from running for office from three to five years.
The Crisis Engulfing the French Left
World / March 6, 2025 The Crisis Engulfing the French Left The New Popular Front alliance looked like the best hope the left had against Macron and Le Pen. But after months of internal conflicts, it’s on the brink of collapse. Ad Policy La France Insoumise (LFI) party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon (L) and French Socialist Party (PS) First Secretary Olivier Faure address supporters during a campaign meeting in Caen, France, on June 8, 2022.
The Discontents of Michel Houellebecq
Books & the Arts / November 25, 2024 Malaise at the Monoprix The discontents of Michel Houellebecq. The Discontents of Michel Houellebecq What happened to the French novelist? Ad Policy Illustration by Joe Ciardiello. This article appears in the December 2024 issue. Michel Houellebecq’s characters spend a lot of time in supermarkets.
it’s the city that captures France at its best
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Paris isn’t dead yet: surviving gentrification in the city of light
Advanced search Modern & Contemporary France Latest Articles Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Figures & data Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article /doi/full/10.1080/09639489.2024.2406519?needAccess=true "Paris isn’t dead yet: surviving gentrification in the city of light." Modern & Contemporary France, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2 Notes 1. And written a history book based on his Masters’ thesis: Cole Stangler, La solidarité et ses limites.
Ruffin vs. Mélenchon | Cole Stangler
If you follow French politics, then you're probably aware of the ongoing feud between François Ruffin and Jean-Luc Mélenchon......
Michel Barnier... why? | Cole Stangler
Barnier is seen as a "trusted hand" for getting the next budget passed and he might win tacit support from the far-right....
Macron Is Making a Joke of France’s Electorate
It’s unclear how long a government led by France’s coalition of leftwing parties, the New Popular Front (NFP), would last. The alliance has only a modest plurality of seats in the national assembly and faces intense opposition from both Macronists and the far right. Would it succumb to an immediate motion of no-confidence, or could it begin the delicate process of attempting to govern a deeply divided country?
A Critical Look at the New Popular Front | Cole Stangler
If you’ve been reading my work, then you know one of my gripes with the major international press outlets in France is that they’re usually not very good at covering the left. There’s often a lack of appreciation for the nuances that distinguish parties and, more importantly, there’s a general failure to acknowledge their continued appeal across France. The French Left is a major force to be reckoned with — and we saw that on full display with this year’s legislative elections.
Macron's Disastrous Election Original
Ideas By Cole Stangler July 8, 2024 10:59 AM EDT Cole Stangler is a journalist based in Marseille and the author of Paris Is Not Dead: Surviving Hypergentrification in the City of Light. French President Emmanuel Macron had a bruising night. After Sunday’s crucial legislative election, his centrist Ensemble alliance still has 168 MPs in the National Assembly. He may well try to stage a comeback after his Presidential term expires in 2027.
French Centrists Must Decide: Support the Left - or Hand the Keys of Power to the Far Right?
French Centrists Must Decide: Support the Left – or Hand the Keys of Power to the Far Right? Published July 4, 2024 It was an impressive score for a coalition frantically cobbled together only three weeks ago. On Sunday, France’s broad leftwing electoral alliance, the New Popular Front, won about 9m votes, behind Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) but comfortably ahead of Emmanuel Macron and his allies.
What Next? | Cole Stangler
I don’t usually like to speculate about this sort of thing, but I’ve been asked to do it a lot over the last few days. And as we undergo one of the most turbulent phases in the history of France's Fifth Republic, it’s the question on everyone’s mind: What's next? What happens after Sunday’s second-round vote? President Emmanuel Macron won’t be able to simply dissolve the National Assembly and call for new elections.
The French Left Can Fight the Far Right If It Stops Fighting Itself
It’s going to be an uphill battle, but France’s hastily assembled leftwing coalition hopes to stun the world in the country’s upcoming legislative elections. At the very least, the parties believe they can increase their share of seats in the National Assembly. But in today’s highly volatile political landscape, no scenario should be ruled out.
France Is on the Brink of Something Terrifying
Whatever happens next, it’ll go down as one of the wildest gambles in modern French history. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly and hold snap legislative elections on June 30 and July 7 has given the far right its best shot at governing France for the first time since the Vichy regime of World War II. The move stunned the country’s political class, including high-ranking Macronists from whom the president’s plans were reportedly heavily guarded.
France Is in Danger Original
Whatever happens next, it'll go down as one of the wildest gambles in modern French history. President Emmanuel Macron's decision to dissolve the National Assembly and hold snap legislative elections on June 30 and July 7 has given the far right its best shot at governing France for the first time since the Vichy regime of World War II. The move stunned the country's political class, including high-ranking Macronists from whom the president's plans were reportedly heavily guarded.
France's Snap Elections | Cole Stangler
I’m on a reporting trip in the US and hope to share more details about that project soon. But I felt compelled to do a quick post about Emmanuel Macron’s extremely unexpected move to dissolve the National Assembly and hold new elections on June 30 and July 7. This comes, of course, after the RN’s historic triumph in the European elections. Why the hell is Macron doing this right now?
How the National Rally is Reinventing Itself | Cole Stangler
On cutting ties with Germany's AfD and tiptoeing around the revolt and repression in New Caledonia...
Can Jordan Bardella seduce France?
Emmanuel MacronEuropeFranceJordan BardellaNational RallyPolitics If you asked an AI-powered robot to generate a new star for France’s hard-Right National Rally (RN), it would probably produce someone just like Jordan Bardella. The MEP and head of the party’s ticket for June’s elections to European Parliament is young and handsome. He hails from an emphatically non-elite background. And most important, perhaps, his surname isn’t Le Pen.
France's Clampdown on Free Speech | Cole Stangler
The power of the state is coming down on those who speak out for Palestine in ways that are unbefitting of a healthy liberal de...
Holding Back the Bobos: Portrait of Paris' Belleville
Paris as a palimpsest — some of the page may be torn; certain sections may be downright missing. What you do see has been rewritten by generations multiple times over — in different scripts, and in different languages.
What's the Deal with Glucksmann? | Cole Stangler
What's behind the appeal of Raphaël Glucksmann and the Socialists ahead of the EU elections? Wasn't the PS supposed to be gone?
Ghouls in the Woodwork | Cole Stangler
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Inside Marseille's drug wars
cannabisdrug tradeEuropeFrancemarseilleSociety Ouassila Kessaci, 57, will never forget the agonising wait to confirm the death of her eldest son. On 29 December 2020, 22-year-old Brahim left the apartment saying he would be back ‚ÄĒ but the next day, Kessaci received a panicked call from Brahim‚Äôs wife, who believed Brahim was dead. ‚ÄúIt really shocked me,‚ÄĚ recalls Kessaci.
Inside Marseille's drug wars
cannabisdrug tradeEuropeFrancemarseilleSociety Ouassila Kessaci, 57, will never forget the agonising wait to confirm the death of her eldest son. On 29 December 2020, 22-year-old Brahim left the apartment saying he would be back ‚ÄĒ but the next day, Kessaci received a panicked call from Brahim‚Äôs wife, who believed Brahim was dead. ‚ÄúIt really shocked me,‚ÄĚ recalls Kessaci.
Rule of Law 1 Macron-Le Pen 0 | Cole Stangler
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The French Left’s Delicate Unity
The French Left’s Delicate Unity Voters understand that a left unity pact provides the only path to victory on the national level. ▪ Winter 2024 In many respects, the French left is one of the strongest in Europe. Its loose coalition of parties—the New Ecological and Social Popular Union (NUPES)—makes up the biggest opposition bloc in the National Assembly, counting dozens more seats than the far-right National Rally.
La préfète de police promet une nouvelle "approche de sécurité" pour le centre de Marseille
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Left-Wing Départements Are Refusing to Comply with Macron’s Immigration Bill | Cole Stangler
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That’s It, Marine Le Pen Is Writing France’s Laws Now
If historians are ever tasked with documenting the far-right’s march to power in 21st-century France, the immigration bill passed last week – described by French human rights groups as “the most regressive bill of the past 40 years for the rights and living conditions of foreigners” – will go down as a turning point.
Down and out in the Paris Olympics
This April, 27-year-old Abdelkarim was forced to leave his home in the Paris suburb of Île-Saint-Denis — a decrepit squat inhabited by more than 300 migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees like himself. “There were about 200 police. They told everybody: ‘Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go’,” recalls Abdelkarim, a native of Sudan, who has lived in France for the last three years.
What the Senate’s Vote to Accept France’s Responsibility for Criminalizing Homosexuality Says About French Politics | Cole Stangler
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Interview with Maxime Benatouil | Cole Stangler
The political situation in France is grim. The gruesome attacks of October 7 and Israel’s war in Gaza continue to dominate domestic politics. Antisemitic acts in France have spiked over the last month, according to the government. At the same time, authorities have banned a series of solidarity marches with Palestine and critics of Israel have faced a torrent of backlash from Macronists and the far-right alike.
There Is Another Paris
Tourists visiting the Sacré-Coeur Basilica, the magnificent snow-white cathedral towering over northern Paris, tend to descend the Butte Montmartre the way they came up. After visiting the church, they might make a stop at the Place du Tertre, the historic square of Montmartre encircled by restaurants promising authentic French cuisine at unauthentically French prices. They might admire the dozens of street artists churning out quick sketches of passers-by and peddling hastily made watercolors.
Opinion | There Is Another Paris
Guest Essay Oct. 28, 2023, 7:00 a.m. ET Mr. Stangler is the author of “Paris Is Not Dead: Surviving Hypergentrification in the City of Light,” from which this essay is adapted. He wrote from Paris. Sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter Get expert analysis of the news and a guide to the big ideas shaping the world every weekday morning.
Opinion | There Is Another Paris
Guest Essay Mr. Stangler is the author of “Paris Is Not Dead: Surviving Hypergentrification in the City of Light,” from which this essay is adapted. He wrote from Paris. Sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter Get expert analysis of the news and a guide to the big ideas shaping the world every weekday morning. Tourists visiting the Sacré-Coeur Basilica, the magnificent snow-white cathedral towering over northern Paris, tend to descend the Butte Montmartre the way they came up.
Opinion | There Is Another Paris
Tourists visiting the Sacré-Coeur Basilica, the magnificent snow-white cathedral towering over northern Paris, tend to descend the Butte Montmartre the way they came up. After visiting the church, they might make a stop at the Place du Tertre, the historic square of Montmartre encircled by restaurants promising authentic French cuisine at unauthentically French prices. They might admire the dozens of street artists churning out quick sketches of passers-by and peddling hastily made watercolors.
The Fictional Terrorist Conspiracy Being Tried in France Original
Activism / Seven are accused of belonging to a far-left cell, despite the paucity of evidence. Ad Policy A 220-kilogram blend of industrial-strength ammonium nitrate, sugar, and acetone peroxide explodes in the cherished Place de la Vendôme in central Paris. The bomb, assembled by a far-left terrorist cell, sets off hundreds of meters of destruction, felling the square’s famed column and damaging many of the surrounding government buildings, including the Ministry of Justice.
What France’s Retirees Are Fighting For
It’s a Monday morning in June, and the sun is beating down on a postwar housing tower in the northern Marseille neighborhood of Malpassé, a sleepy residential quarter a world away from the bustling city center. While it’s hard to spot the union hall from a distance, the red-and-yellow stickers near the door leave no […] Sorry, but this article is available to subscribers only. Please log in or become a subscriber. Login
Rosé Wine Has Never Been More Popular, But Global Warming May Destroy it
Just a few days into this year’s harvest at the Château de Saint-Martin, a vineyard tucked into a valley in inland Provence owned by the same family since 1740, estate owner Adeline de Barry spotted one of her worst fears playing out on the vines: leaves browned at the edges surrounded by bunches of dried-out grapes, some of them irrevocably spoiled. Putting a quick tour of the property on hold, she crouched down under the sweltering sun and ran her hands through the damaged vines.
Should Cruises Exist? These People Say Absolutely Not.
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