Counterfire’s Chris Nineham spoke to Danièle Obono about the election in France, the New Popular Front and resisting the far right
Join Revolution! May Day weekender in London
The world is changing fast. From tariffs and trade wars to the continuing genocide in Gaza to Starmer’s austerity 2.0.
Revolution! on Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 May brings together leading activists and authors to discuss the key questions of the moment and chart a strategy for the left.
Chris Nineham
Chris Nineham is a founder member of Stop the War and Counterfire, speaking regularly around the country on behalf of both. He is author of The People Versus Tony Blair and Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs.
Analysis
Jordan Bardella in 2022. Photo: Wikimedia/BootEXE
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Analysis
Jordan Bardella. Photo: European Parliament / CC BY 2.0
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National Rally and French fascism: new clothes, same wolf
History
Demonstration by members of the SFIO in 1934. Photo: Public Domain
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France’s Popular Front: lessons from the 30s
Analysis
Le Pen & Macron, French election posters 2017. Photo: Lorie Shaull, Flickr
24 Jun 2024
The Fascists, a New Popular Front and the Crisis in France
Book review
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