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One System for All: Fighting for Universal Access to Health Care

Beverly Bell, Other Worlds. May 22, 2012.

A strong health care system can only survive if the population fights to protect it.

European People Have Rejected Austerity Madness: Will the U.S. Get the Message?

Marshall Auerback, AlterNet. May 7, 2012.

The Greek and French elections show that the electorate wants real income growth and jobs -- and they are clear that austerity is undermining both.

Victory for the Left? Socialist 'Marshmallow' Hollande Wins French Presidency

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. May 6, 2012.

Does Hollande's win signal a left turn for France? Probably not. But we'll take him over Sarkozy.

The Globalization of Hollow Politics

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 28, 2012.

The emptying of content in political discourse in an age as precarious and volatile as ours will have very dangerous consequences.

The Toulouse Killings: Not In Palestine's Name

Yasmeen El Khoudary, AlterNet. March 28, 2012.

How one Palestinian living in power-starved Gaza views the killings in Toulouse.

Toulouse Killings Illuminate Salafist-Far Right Alliance in France

Max Blumenthal, Al-Akhbar. March 23, 2012.

A Salafist group in France linked to the Toulouse killings is in an open alliance with neo-fascist figures and extreme right-wing Catholic groups.

Killings in France Throw Wrench Into Elections

Pierre Haski, Comment Is Free. March 20, 2012.

When the crisis is over, will the political debate focus on security or ethnic cohesion?

While Banks Have the Upper Hand, the Global Economic Crisis Will Continue

William K. Tabb, Amandla!. February 21, 2012.

The stock market may be up, but for working people the global political economy is likely to remain in crisis for at least another three to five years.

$9.6 Million for Casanova's Memoirs? Why Are the French Still Impressed With Sexual Cads?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

The idea of the heroic male seducer, while dated and dangerous, lives on.

DSK's Alleged Victim Is Speaking Out -- Will She Get a Shot at Justice?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. July 25, 2011.

Strauss-Kahn is accused of rape. So why does it seem like his victim is on trial?

Critics Find Gaps in State Laws to Disclose Hydrofracking Chemicals

Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica. June 21, 2011.

A few states now require companies to disclose some of their fracking chemicals, but some say the requirements aren't enough to understand health and environmental risks.

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Sought to Retaliate Against Europe over Refusing to Allow Monsanto GM Crops

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. December 28, 2010.

Then-U.S. ambassador to France Craig Stapleton was concerned about France's decision to ban cultivation of GM corn produced by Monsanto and threatened recourse.

France Riots Over Pension Reforms While Americans Lose Their Homes in Record Numbers With Hardly any Protest

Mike Whitney, CounterPunch. October 27, 2010.

Retirement age is not really the issue at all. This is about union busting and "putting people in their place." It's about in whose interests will society be run.

France Shut-down Over Retirement Age Battle

Agence France PresseOctober 22, 2010.

Workers who have contributed to France's steadily increasing wealth over decades are enraged that Sarkozy is re-neging on his campaign promise to not raise retirement age.

Bolivia's Victory Stopping Water Privatization a Decade Ago Paved The Way For European Nations To Do The Same Now

Nick Buxton, Transnational Institute. September 24, 2010.

The revolt of Cochabamba was celebrated by social movements because it was the first blockage in a seemingly unstoppable tidal wave of privatization.

France Flouts EU Law with Mass Deportations of Roma Gypsies

David Cronin, IPS News. September 14, 2010.

Panels display "Everyone has the right to a decent standard of living," "No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of property." A short distance away is evidence to the contrary.

New Signs the Tide May Be Shifting Against Water Privatization

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

Despite a widespread crisis of confidence inspired by the failures of privatization and the global economic crisis, the private water industry is far from giving up the ghost.

France Saves the Entire Planet from Fiendish Al Qaeda Plot!

France Saves the Entire Planet from Fiendish Al Qaeda Plot!

Steven D., Booman Tribune. October 9, 2009.

This may make up for that whole Maginot Line fiasco.

Sen. Kent Conrad's Argument Against a Public Option: France Doesn't Have One

Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress. September 24, 2009.

The truth is, France has had a public insurance system that covers all of its citizens since 1945.

River Held Hostage: Disgruntled French Workers Threaten to Dump Toxic Waste in Seine

River Held Hostage: Disgruntled French Workers Threaten to Dump Toxic Waste in Seine

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. August 26, 2009.

Have those passionate French gone too far this time?

David Sedaris Talks Health Reform, Kidney Stones And Asks: Was Hitler Really Known For His Healthcare Plan?

David Sedaris Talks Health Reform, Kidney Stones And Asks: Was Hitler Really Known For His Healthcare Plan?

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. August 20, 2009.

"To quote Bill Maher," Sedaris said in an online chat, "I haven't seen this many pissed off old white people since they canceled 'Murder She Wrote.'"

Did We Quit When the Tea-Baggers Bombed Pearl Harbor?

Did We Quit When the Tea-Baggers Bombed Pearl Harbor?

D. Aristophanes, Sadly, No!. August 14, 2009.

No! But now we can't beat the surrender monkeys of Old Europe?

French Legionnaire Breaks Rules, Fires Tracer, Sets Chunk of Europe Ablaze

French Legionnaire Breaks Rules, Fires Tracer, Sets Chunk of Europe Ablaze

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 25, 2009.

What happens when you're already in the Foreign Legion when you screw up?

Youths Mark Bastille Day by Burning Cars in France

Agence France Presse July 14, 2009.

The now bout of street violence has become a tradition on the eve of the Bastille Day national holiday, police said.

Where Are the Burqas France Wants to Ban?

Alecia McKenzie, IPS News. July 8, 2009.

Debate continues in France about whether or not to ban the concealing garment. But is anyone even wearing it?

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