France

Popular protest shakes former French colony Mali

Tens of thousands of Malians in the capital Bamako came out in the streets July 10 for three days of…

July 22, 2020

French workers resist COVID-19 layoffs

Some big companies with major operations in France have been using the impact of COVIC-19 on their business as an…

July 13, 2020

French anti-worker pension plan becomes law without a vote 

Hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets protesting for months. Transportation strikes have disrupted travel. Public opinion…

March 12, 2020

Workers in France say ‘No!’ to government attack on retirement plan

In France 1.3 million workers and their supporters struck, marched and protested Jan. 24 against the Macron government's plan to…

January 30, 2020

Imperialism in Africa: France steps up as U.S. threatens to withdraw

The Hill, a newspaper that chronicles the role of Congress in backing U.S. imperialism, reported Jan. 20 that Secretary of…

January 21, 2020

French and African workers, unite!

The working class of France has a proud history of struggle. The Paris Commune, established in March 1871 and brutally…

January 21, 2020

Anti-colonial fighters resist French war in Mali

Seven years of France fighting to control Mali burst into the open Nov. 25 as two French military helicopters collided.…

December 6, 2019

General strike in motion for Dec. 5 in France

 Some 94 percent of the staff of French transit unions announced they would join the Dec. 5 general strike. Dec.…

December 6, 2019

Working-class solidarity in France and Italy stops weapons from arming Saudi Arabia

Would the Saudi-flagged ship be able to load weapons in France or Italy bound for use in the brutal war…

June 7, 2019

Mali: Thousands demand peace and removal of French troops

At the call of imams and civic associations on April 5, thousands of protesters marched in Bamako, the capital of…

April 11, 2019