This article, by Paule Masson of L’Humanite was published in that paper on the 16th of October. The following translation by Isabelle Metral was published on the 17th in the English language edition of L’Humanite. It’s published here with the permission of the editor of humaniteinenglish.com, Hervé Fuyet.
Far from being on the ebb, social anger [...]

Demonstration Outside the Israeli Embassy (opposite Jury’s Hotel, Pembroke Rd) at 11AM this Thursday morning
We have all been reading about the slew of trials taking place in France directed against pro-Palestinian activists who advocate BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions).
Tomorrow, Thursday 14th October, such a trial is taking place against Alima Boumediene-Thiery, [...]

Last Tuesday, Sept 7th, France virtually came to a standstill through large scale strikes and demonstrations against the intentions of the Sarkozy elit to increase the pensionable age from 60 to 62 !! For many of us living in Ireland, and in the UK, facing the prospect of pensions at the age of 65, 66, 68 [...]

Where is My Fire Engine, Thieving Gypsy Lady?!
I am can only give you a roundup of the impressive fascism-on-the-march news this week, since it have all been so busy, but you should all be inspire and motivate by seeing some of the most important people in Europe FINALLY doing some moves to promote the escape [...]

The Invention of Paris, A History in Footsteps: Eric Hazan | Verso (2010) pp400 (£20)
There are few cities in the world as indelibly branded, in both a commercial and a figurative sense, in the minds of people as Paris. This is all thanks to a handful of iconic monuments made famous from millions upon millions [...]

Talking with Sartre: Conversations and Debates, by John Gerassi, 2009, Yale.
Central to Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophy of existentialism is the concept of Bad Faith, the idea that humans avoid taking responsibility for their actions by pretending they have no choice in how they behave. This can manifest itself in a range of behaviours, such as making [...]

Thierry Henry, 32
FIFA Footballer of the Year 2010
What is Va-Va-Voom? Va-Va-Voom is doing things with style, with flair, panache, a certain je ne sais quoi. Who can say? Not me. I am not the ref.
Gillette Mach 4 Turbo: Now that’s what I call a close shave.

I do a lot of work for charity, you know. [...]

Sometimes a team needs a leader, to take a game into their hands and turn it around. For France, Henry was that man. A disorganised and unmotivated French side were harried and fraught by an under-valued Irish team, but extra time put the win up for grabs – and it was the French who reached [...]

When newly elected French president Nicolas Sarkozy named Bernard Kouchner Minister for Foreign Affairs in May 2007 there were few eyebrows raised. It had been an open secret in French political circles for weeks beforehand and it later transpired that Sarkozy had offered Kouchner the job before the election – an election during which Kouchner [...]

After they read my objective and accurate description of France last week on this very site, the French Tourist Board was being so impressed that they invite me to come to their country’s capital, Paris, to see for myself how much efforts they have been making in the past seven days in order to improve [...]