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"Work Harder to Earn Less": Why the French Are Raising Hell in the Streets

Diana Johnstone, CounterPunch. October 24, 2010.

The establishment is trying to delegitimize the French strikers fighting for economic justice.

Proving That Tea Partiers' Anti-Tax Extremism Isn't Even Loved by All Conservatives

Sarah Anderson, AlterNet. June 17, 2010.

Taxing speculation could take us a long way toward reining in Wall Street.

Lies and Statistics: What Does Our Obsession with Gross Domestic Product Obscure?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. September 28, 2009.

A new report by two celebrated economists attempts to reform the way we view a country's wealth.

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?

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.

France: Another Political Thatcher is Born

Julio Godoy, IPS News. May 8, 2007.

As France struggles to balance its traditional respect for labor with the pressures of a globalized economy, the country's new Prime Minister will play a key role.