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French workers strike over threats to pensions
Hundreds of thousands of workers marched in nearly 200 cities in France on March 23 in a one-day strike to…
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Refinery workers in France occupy Total facility
Over 100 refinery workers broke into the offices of a Total SA plant in Dunkirk, France, on Feb. 16 and…
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French government steps up bigoted attacks on Muslims
The French government is moving close to passing legislation to ban women from wearing burqas in France. The French President,…
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France Télécom suicides product of privatization
France Télécom, the main telecommunications company in France, is reeling from a wave of staff suicides that has seen 24…
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French police destroy immigrant camp
On Sept. 22, French police raided and bulldozed a camp known as "the Jungle" near the English Channel port of…
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Europeans fear more job losses
A recent poll conducted in the European Union indicates that one-third of workers fear they may lose their jobs, and…
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French ruling class attacks Muslims, again
In the latest in a series of racist attacks, the French government has established a commission to studying banning the…
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True and false in Obama’s D-Day speech
"So when the ships landed here at Omaha [Beach], an unimaginable hell rained down on the men inside," President Barack…
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French students, lecturers unite to save universities
Students and lecturers have defeated yet another French government attempt to restructure universities and move toward privatization. The latest victory…
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Economic crisis fuels anti-immigrant demonization in Europe
In the course of the current global economic crisis, attacks against immigrants in Europe have reached a fever pitch. Much…
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