Eric Ciot poses before a televised debate between the presidential candidates of the right-wing Les Républicains, November 30, 2021. Julian de Rosa / AFP In the Wednesday, Nov. 16, edition. A chained duck Confirms that the ex-wife of the deputy Eric Chiot (Les Républicains, LR), Caroline Magne, has accumulated various jobs in the National Assembly, […]
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Immigration: After Right-Wing Attack This Summer, ‘It’s a Very Different Darmanin We Face as Winter Approaches’
Minister of Internal Affairs, Gerald Darmanin, at the National Assembly, 15 November 2022. Christophe Archambault / AFP dTwo seasons, two atmospheres. We left the Minister of the Interior in the scorching summer heat, in his immaculate white shirt and combative statements, at the rate of the prefect’s residence in Mayotte, where he was dedicated to […]
socialist “autopsy”
They. How can a former government party be brought to extinction? Who is responsible for the sinking of Ana Hidalgo in the last presidential election (1.7% of the vote)? In AutopsyA book full of anecdotes, Olivier Peru leads the investigation and tries to identify the perpetrator or perpetrators of such Beresina. The journalist identified seven […]
Alexis Vrignon: “In EELV, there has always been a debate about positioning in front of the most radical actions”
Ian Legend Alexis Vrignon is a historian, lecturer at the University of Orleans, co-authorHistory of the struggle for the environment (textual, 2021) and the author The birth of political ecology in France (PURE, 2017). It returns to the current political context, which at the same time sees the rise of environmental activist actions – not […]
Agnes Evren: “The right must clearly put ecological transition at the center of its project”
hasAs the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) draws to a close, the United Nations Environment Program is on par with global warming. “catastrophic” 2.5 ºC by the end of the century. It is no longer necessary to demonstrate the imperative and urgency of ecological transition. And yet we go so slowly… One of the reasons […]
After a year of chaos, Guadeloupe was broken
Two dams were built again at the end of October in Sainte-Rose, blocking the unbearable daily traffic that asphyxiates this commune of Guadeloupe. Amidst the constant hum of cars on this hot and humid November 3, 41-year-old Ludovic Tolas says as his voice is greeted. “In 2021, there were about twenty dams here. Everyone came […]
Immigration: Under pressure from the right and far-right, Macron wants to show his strength
Emmanuel Macron and the Chiefs of Staff take part in an arms parade aboard the ‘Diksmuide’ helicopter in Toulon on November 9, 2022. Jean-Claude Coutuz “For the World” Four years ago, Gérard Collomb left the Ministry of the Interior with a bang, uttering what sounded like a prophecy: ” We live side by side. I […]
Unemployment insurance reform passed by the National Assembly
The Parliament is preparing to finally adopt the unemployment insurance reform. Deputies approved the text on Tuesday, November 15, before the planned adoption in the Senate on Thursday. The two chambers reached an agreement last week during the joint joint committee (CMP). The government has finally accepted, as demanded by the right, that two refusals […]
Christophe Castaner and former CEO of Orange has been appointed to the Port of Marseille
Former Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and former Orange CEO Stéphane Richard were appointed by the Grand Porte-Maritime of Marseille (GPMM) in a decree published on Tuesday. Official GazetteIt paved the way for the election of the president, who had been waiting for months. They were appointed by order of the Ministry of Ecological Transition to […]
In the face of environmental activism, the government is tightening its response
Not a day goes by when young activists don’t stage spectacular operations, block traffic or occupy places symbolic of what they say is a climate emergency. It also leads to police intervention that has to adapt to this frequency and multiplicity of targets. “Ecoactivism is very diverse. There is a non-violent edge that we encounter […]