Macron’s democracy: repression and austerity

France Protest Gray zone

Jeremy Loffredo reports from Paris for The Grayzone, covering the national uprising against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to impose neoliberal austerity measures through unpopular pension reforms. Hear from the protest rank-and-file as they describe repression at the hands of militarized police, arbitrary jailing, and their fight against the billionaire president’s aggressive rollback of economic rights.

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