Tag: France
French activists and lawmakers fight to ban Black Friday
French politicians and activists say prohibiting Black Friday would help prevent waste and overconsumption.
France upstages Trump at G7 by inviting Iran to salvage nuclear...
Trump breached the Iran deal in 2017, slapped severe sanctions on Iran and then went around the world strong-arming countries not to buy Iran’s petroleum.
French police use tear-gas on peaceful climate protesters in Paris
"This happened today. Do not look away."
What would a Yellow Vest movement look like in the United...
There are many triggers that are likely to spark aggressive mass protests in 2019. Get ready.
Denouncing focus on violence, women march in France to reclaim anti-austerity...
"Macron your goose is cooked, the chicks are in the street!"
More than a thousand arrested as Yellow Vests protests over economic...
Some 1,220 people were arrested in France on Saturday as more than a hundred thousand took to the streets – leading to a lockdown...
New study: Eating organic foods reduces your risk of getting cancer
"Although our findings need to be confirmed, promoting organic food consumption in the general population could be a promising preventive strategy against cancer."
Debate: Jeremy Corbyn, antisemitism and the British media
It is the Labour party’s hesitation on this point, and Corbyn’s history of pro-Palestinian activism and criticisms of Israel, that have proven so problematic.
France: Non-recycled plastic will cost 10 percent more
"Recycling is necessary but not sufficient. We absolutely must cut off the flow and have more stringent measures against over-packaging and disposable objects."
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news?
Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.
EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba
This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.