Can The "Yellow Vests" Protests Go Global?

The “yellow vest” revolt in France over the high cost of living has sparked copycat protests abroad — as well a swarm of fake reports. AFP’s fact-checking service sorts the real from the imagined: R.....»»

U.S. sports brand Vans removed "a small number" of submissions in a global sneaker design competition, including one featuring a yellow umbrella and people wearing helmets and masks, as the company distanced itself from months-long protests in Hong Kong......»»

The protests haven’t gone away. Instead, they’ve become a fixture of France’s political landscape......»»

Yellow Vests Ignore Macron"s "Olive Branch" As Protests Resume Across France.....»»

France's prime minister has called for quick tax cuts to respond to the anger expressed through the yellow vests protests across the country......»»

The Latest on French yellow vest protests (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Thousands of yellow vest protesters are marching through Paris amid heightened security a week after resurgent rioting by demonstrators angry at President Emmanuel Macron......»»

The French street, dormant for much of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency, is stirring from its slumber. Over the past two weeks, protesters clad in yellow safety vests have been snarling traffic to vent their outrage over fuel-tax increases......»»

French "Yellow Vests" Reject Macron"s Six-Month Tax Delay As Student Protests Intensify.....»»

By midday Saturday, nearly 600 people had been arrested and close to 400 placed in custody in Paris. Tensions escalated across Paris with police firing tear gas and using water cannons to quell "Yellow Vests" protes.....»»

Away from the street protests, demonstrators have built thriving communities in Facebook Groups, which are helping to fuel the Yellow Vests......»»

France's Yellow Vest protests continued into their sixth week on Saturday - albeit in .....»»

Protesters clad in yellow reflective vests took to the streets across France for the sixth consecutive Saturday but the turnout continued to shrink, a further sign of respite for President Emmanuel Macron......»»

Authored by Max Parry via The Unz Review, “”The rich are only defeated when running for their lives.” - C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins In less than two months, the yellow vests .....»»

After another weekend of protests, France’s “yellow vests” are establishing themselves as an unavoidable force in French politics and a durable threat to the presidency of Emmanuel Macron......»»

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The Yellow Vest movement has taken to the streets across France for a 9th week of anti-government protests, as the Gilets Jaunes movement appeared to surge in both number and intensity. While the demonstrations were largely p.....»»

What started last November as a grassroots movement against plans to hike gas taxes spiraled into violent protests against the cost of living and French President Emmanuel Macron’s policies and style. After public opinion fell behind the Yellow Vests.....»»

Yellow Vests Battle Tear Gas And Aggressive Riot Cops During 10th Week Of Chaotic Protests.....»»