Paris

Paris taxi drivers battle Uber

Taxicab drivers in Paris, Marseilles and Lyons, France, joined by drivers from Brussels, Belgium, disrupted traffic on June 25 and…

July 6, 2015

Muslim Lives Matter

The heinous, senseless murders of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Syrian descent; his spouse, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21; and her…

February 17, 2015

French racism, repression ignite protests in Africa

More protests took place throughout the Muslim world after the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo once again highlighted a cover cartoon…

January 20, 2015

Racism, imperialism behind the Paris killings

On Sunday, Jan. 11, a massive demonstration took place in Paris in sympathy with the staff members of the satirical…

January 13, 2015

Behind the attack in Paris

Based on remarks by Deirdre Griswold on the Charlie Hebdo attack, given to a Jan. 9 Workers World Party meeting…

January 10, 2015

Indigenous peoples, climate activists march in Lima

Some 15,000 people demonstrated in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11 during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, called “COP 20.”…

December 21, 2014

Protests over police violence sweep France

Rémi Fraisse was killed by an “offensive grenade” used by French cops Oct. 26 during a protest against a dam…

November 20, 2014

The Pentagon — the climate elephant

There is an elephant in the climate debate that by U.S. demand cannot be discussed or even acknowledged. This agreement…

September 4, 2014

A world outraged supports Gaza demonstrations

Aug. 9 — Sometimes by the hundreds, sometimes by the thousands, sometimes even by the hundreds of thousands, people marched…

August 14, 2014

France: Thousands defy ban on pro-Palestinian protests

According to the French newspaper Le Monde, on July 19 between 6,000 and 8,000 people showed up at a banned…

July 22, 2014