Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by TOYE Brent
France has always had a slippery status within comparative political economy. Once upheld as an ideal model of a planned capitalist economy during the Les Trente Glorieuses of the postwar period, the Fifth Republic has since been treated as somewhat of a laggard following the infamous ‘U-turn’ (...)
, by QUIJOUX Maxime
Upon becoming president, Emmanuel Macron promised to make France into a “start-up nation.” But imitating workplace hierarchies has made his government deeply authoritarian — subjecting democratic institutions to the tyranny of the boss.
Elected to the presidency in May 2017, Emmanuel Macron (...)
, by MARTELLI Roger
A close look at Macron’s election, the collapse of the Socialist Party, and the end of a long cycle for the French left.
So Emmanuel Macron has his majority, a smaller one than expected. The opposition is in pieces. The Left has to be rebuilt. As for the new president, he is not at the end of (...)
, by BRIANÇON Pierre
The new French president’s aloof leadership style has put his party on course for a big majority — but may be impossible to maintain. Emmanuel Macron thinks power is best exercised when wrapped in a cloud of mystery.
PARIS — The French noticed a radical change in Emmanuel Macron when he became (...)
, by SIMON Jacques
François Hollande has hastened the French Socialist Party’s transformation into a vehicle for business interests.
France’s Socialist Party (PS) government is being pummeled by criticism from the Right, the Left, and civil society more broadly. François Hollande’s government’s approval ratings hover (...)
, by BIRCH Jonah
Before Alexis Tsipras, Europe battered François Mitterrand’s reformist ambitions into a sweeping neoliberal program.
In the story of Greece’s subjugation by European capital, there is a seemingly endless cast of villains. At the top of that list are Angela Merkel and the almost cartoonishly (...)
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