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Forty Three Years After May 68, France Reflects on Revolution
As France approaches the 43rd anniversary of the May ’68 uprising in Paris that rocked the government of General Charles de Gaulle, here are 44 of the most popular revolutionary slogans of the time . Found then on posters, walls,…
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Euro, dollar, and democracy—are they going down the pan
Worried about the euro? Well it might be as well to broaden your concerns. We ought, says Doug Casey, to be even more worried about the dollar and democracy itself . Douglas “Doug” Casey, a US TV radio and talk…
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The forces that face Socialist France
France’s new Socialist President François Holland faces forces that could well undermine his manifesto pledges of growth and rollback before he even gets started. Turning in his grave? Robert Schuman is buried in Saint Quentin church, in Scy-Chazelles, near Metz,…
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Reading Little Black Book of Stories in the Aveyron Book Group
The Aveyron Book Group Keen readers gather around France for regular book readings and reviews, usually over a cup of tea or a glass of wine. French News Online, in collaboration with one of these – The Aveyron Book Group…
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A Thousand Acres discussed by the Aveyron Book Group
The Aveyron Book Group Keen readers gather around France for regular book readings and reviews, usually over a cup of tea or a glass of wine. French News Online, in collaboration with one of these – The Aveyron Book Group…
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The Adventures of Tintin arrives in French cinemas
French Title: “Les Aventures de Tintin”. That all-time comic-book favourite of French kids, Tin Tin,hits the big screen, courtesy of Steven Spielberg and his Dreamworks movie machine.. Since 10th January 1929, when the first story was published in a Belgian…
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