French riot police confront Block Everything protesters on the streets of Paris. (Screengrab from French TV.)

Resisting Capitalism, the French Way

“Block Everything”

September 21, 2025

Wednesday, September 10th. Demonstrators of all ages used their bodies, vehicles, and street furniture to grind the gears of French capitalism to a halt. Eight days later, they were back at it. The direct actions opposed the government of President Emmanuel Macron. According to Spear’s wealth management magazine, Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have an […]

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T. J. Coles is director of the Plymouth Institute for Peace Research and the author of several books, including Voices for Peace (with Noam Chomsky and others) and Fire and Fury: How the US Isolates North Korea, Encircles China and Risks Nuclear War in Asia (both Clairview Books).

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