
France’s Left Can't Abandon Workers to the Far Right
The far-right National Rally boasts that it represents French workers, yet has increasingly close ties to big business. As the party nears power, the contradictions of its claimed social policy are becoming clear.
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His Rivals Wrote Him Off, but Jean-Luc Mélenchon Is Back
Critics of French left-winger Jean-Luc Mélenchon have repeatedly claimed that he’s finished. But as he launches his latest presidential campaign, his popularity among working-class and minority voters is again making him a real contender.

Long Reads: Decoding the French Left w/ Sebastian Budgen (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Jacobin Radio · April 9 · 36m
Apple Podcasts
French far right faces early tests in local votes: What to watch
Voters in 35,000 municipalities will choose mayors and councilors in a two-round ballot that typically turns on local issues and personalities rather than national party platforms.
The Japan Times
Interview with La France Insoumise: where will France go?
A conversation on the deepening political crisis in France and its implications for the left and the alternative.
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The Countless Failed Attempts to Demonize France Insoumise
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Insoumise is the biggest radical-left force in Europe. Liberal opinion seethes against all aspects of the movement — but Mélenchon’s comrades haven’t been thrown off course.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon & Tariq Ali, Insoumission — Sidecar
An interview with Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
SidecarA Conversation w/ Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Featuring Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing French party La France Insoumise. How the radical left confronts and then defeats the far-right, in France and everywhere. Recorded before an audience at n+1’s Brooklyn office.
The Dig
Combattre Trump et l’extrême droite, construire la gauche - Meeting avec DSA à New York
YouTube
Conférence de Jean-Luc Mélenchon à l'université de la ville de New York (CUNY)
YouTube