Kjerstin Gjengedal"Where other cities have forfeited the existence of third spaces to commerce, Paris has actively facilitated their existence, with the help of nonprofit groups. In doing so it has made a statement as politically radical as any purported “war on cars”. There is a right to simply be that is not conditional on one’s ability to spend." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/27/progressive-paris-far-right-french-capital-food-culture-community-extremists
Progressive Paris has many weapons to fight the far right, but the best? Spaces where you can simply hang out
Drop into any of the French capital’s ‘third places’ and you’ll find food, culture, community – and an antidote to the disaffection extremists feed on, says Paris-based writer Alexander Hurst
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Benjamin Hickethier