France

Beyond Pension Reforms: Interview on the General Strike in France

Posted on December 13, 2019 - Federation Tags: Europe, France, Popular Movements

As French workers launched a general strike shutting down major cities with massive demonstrations we present this interview on the current situation with a member of the Unión Comuniste Libertaire (UCL) or Libertarian Communist Union in France. The group was founded in mid-2019 through the merger of platformist groups Alternative Libertaire and Coordination des Groupes […]

Oral History From the Barricades: Review of May Made Me on 1968 France

Posted on May 24, 2018 - Federation Tags: 1968, France, Review

Review of May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France by Mitchell Abidor. AK Press, 2018. By Sarah Miller, Philadelphia BRRN From March through May 1968, as the world faced a global upheaval, France experienced a near revolution that is still a living memory. What began as an anti-Vietnam War protest eventually […]