France’s Police Unions Are Throwing Their Weight Around
Amid protests in France, police unions are pushing for wage hikes and special legal privileges to cash in on the political capital they’ve built under Emmanuel Macron’s rule.
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A Palestinian Prisoner on the Nightmare Behind Israeli Bars
Israel imprisoned Khalida Jarrar, a historic leader of the Palestinian left, five times, almost always without charge or trial. She tells Jacobin about how women prisoners copied a library by hand and how Israeli censors never let in…
In Italy, Giorgia Meloni Is Hardening Her Calls for Order
Recent protests in northern Italy draw inspiration from France but also reflect grievances over poverty wages and an out-of-touch government. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s only answer is to demonize the protests, ignoring the discontent…
France’s Protests Fuel a Wider Fight Over Europe’s Future
European authorities want France’s next government to cut welfare. It’s a stand for the same budget orthodoxies that have fueled current protests, and that have collapsed support for the liberal center ground.
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