A French Spring: An Interview on the Mass Uprising Against Pension Reform
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A French Spring: An Interview on the Mass Uprising Against Pension Reform

The mass uprising against French President Macron’s pension reforms has been historic. The undemocratic and repressive methods of the government have called into question the legitimacy of the Macron government and the French state. An interview with Sylvestre Jaffard about the dynamics.

Laos: Building Socialism from Scratch After Colonialism and Imperialist War
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Laos: Building Socialism from Scratch After Colonialism and Imperialist War

When it comes to countries in Asia building socialism, not too many think of Laos. This mountainous country sits in the center of Southeast Asia and has lived through French and Japanese colonialism, civil war, and years of military attacks by the United States.

From Lebanon to Sri Lanka through Latin America and Egypt: Public Debt Today and in the History of Capitalism
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From Lebanon to Sri Lanka through Latin America and Egypt: Public Debt Today and in the History of Capitalism

This interview helps to understand the part played by debt and its mechanisms in the extraction of resources of the South by the North at an international level, and in the transfers of wealth from the poor to the rich within each society.