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Immigration: "They Work Here, They Live Here, They Stay Here."

Marie Kennedy, Chris Tilly, Dollars and Sense. July 24, 2008.
In France, a movement to legalize the sans-papiers is afoot.

Iran Calls Bush's Bluff

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2008.
Talks with Iran about its nuclear program fail. Which isn't a surprise, given that the U.S. "senior diplomatic official" didn't speak.

France Offers Europe an 'Inhuman' Model for Immigration

Julio Godoy, IPS News. July 5, 2008.
French PM Nicolas Sarkozy wants to use France's turn in the EU's rotating presdiency to "harmonize" European immigration policy.

Is the Water Privatization Trend Ending?

Julio Godoy, IPS News. June 30, 2008.
Paris is the latest city to take action to put water back into public hands, and they may be part of a new trend.

Wanted: More White Babies [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. February 19, 2008.
Christian conservatives are predicting a looming catastrophe as birthrates fall in Europe.

Nuclear Capitalism [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. February 12, 2008.
While most Americans aren't paying attention, the US, France and Russia are selling nuclear technology to the highest bidders.

A Look into the Muslim Headscarf Hysteria in France

Laila Lalami, The Nation. November 24, 2007.
The social controversies over Muslim headscarves and the politics of identity in contemporary France are the subject of a new book, The Politics of the Veil.

Massive Strikes Reveal a Tale of Two Frances

Agnès Poirier, Comment Is Free. November 22, 2007.
Sarkozy is trying to divide the strikers, and desperate to keep the French people on his side.

Rumsfeld Flees France, Fearing Arrest

World NewsOctober 29, 2007.
Anti-torture protesters in France believe that the defense secretary fled over the open border to Germany, where a war crimes case against Rumsfeld was dismissed by a federal court.

Rumsfeld On the Run From French Torture Charges

Siun, AlterNet: PEEK. October 29, 2007.
Siun: While Rumsfeld has gotten out of France before an arrest, the case can still be prosecuted since he was in the country when it was filed.

Rumsfeld Hit With Torture Lawsuit While In Paris

Dr. Bruce Prescott, AlterNet: PEEK. October 26, 2007.
Dr. Bruce Prescott: Since neither Bush nor Congress will hold Rumsfeld accountable for torture, perhaps French courts will.

Election Theft Goes Global

Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman, Free Press. May 12, 2007.
From Ohio to Scotland, the controversy over electronic voting machines has become a global phenomenon.

Phony Romney Plays the French Card [VIDEO]

Rachel Maddow, www.layercake.tv. May 10, 2007.
How Romney will convince us to elect him president based on his special ability to protect us from France.