I Know Which Country the U.S. Will Invade Next

Lee Camp / Truthdig May 2, 2018 Hint: It's all about the banking. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Former French President Sarkozy Arrested in Campaign Finance Case

SAMUEL PETREQUIN / The Associated Press Mar 20, 2018 He is accused of illegally receiving millions of euros from the regime of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New French Law Targets ‘Johns,’ Not Prostitutes — Buying Sex Is Now Illegal

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 9, 2016 “You don’t hire a woman like you hire a car. Our society should no longer tolerate it,” explained the head of the Socialist group in the French Parliament. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sarkozy Corruption

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France’s Former President Nicolas Sarkozy Being Held by Authorities Pending Corruption Charges

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2014 Police are looking into whether the ex-president of France received illegal campaign donations from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt and Libyan tyrant Moammar Gadhafi; Facebook has been manipulating users all along it seems; meanwhile, scientists have discovered a human protein can clean drinking water. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Hollande Struggles, So Does the Opposition

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 France has a double crisis. Its ruling political party, Francois Hollande's Socialist, is in a state of catatonia, usually defined as a condition of incoherence with alternate periods of stupor and activity. More after the jump about that. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Death to Austerity

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 8, 2012 Economic austerity is a dangerous, self-defeating intellectual fad. Perhaps I should say that's what it was, given Sunday's election results in Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Private Prison Corporations on a Shopping Spree

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2012 Private prison corporations are taking advantage of the economic crisis to buy state prisons; the French right wing is, unsurprisingly, falling apart; meanwhile, Obama goes back on his word and cracks down on medical marijuana dispensaries. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

France Goes With the Socialist

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2012 The austerity regime in Europe took a big hit Sunday, with French voters electing Socialist Francois Hollande, while the Greeks, also voting Sunday, handed out pink slips to the ruling centrist coalition that has slashed government spending on EU orders.The austerity regime in Europe took a big hit Sunday, with French voters electing Socialist Francois Hollande. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Forget Le Pen, It’s Down to Two

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2012 The French elections have settled one question, that of the two finalists for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Globalization of Hollow Politics

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 23, 2012 I went to Lille in northern France to attend a rally held by the socialist candidate Francois Hollande. I could, with a few alterations, have been at a football rally in Amarillo, Texas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

France: Socialist Victory Overshadowed by ‘Big Healthy Blonde Girl’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2012 Until his daughter, Marine, captured 19 percent of the vote in France's first round of presidential elections Sunday, Jean Marie Le Pen was the country's most politically successful right-wing crazy In a way he saw this coming, promoting his daughter, as The Guardian recalls, as a "big healthy blonde girl an ideal physical specimen". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )