Today on TAP: How serious is the continuing appeal of the far right?
France
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The Path to Soft Fascism
Today on TAP: France could be the next country to elect a far-right president.
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Casablanca for Real
The Netflix series ‘Transatlantic,’ on the 1940-1941 rescue of refugees from Marseille, is well worth watching, and contrasting with the shameful neglect of refugees in 2023.
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Democracy’s Bad Month
Today on TAP: The leaders of Israel, France, and India all moved to subvert democracy in the past couple of weeks.
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Democracy Is in the Streets
In France, Israel, and just maybe, here, assaults on social rights by flawed governmental structures create the need for government-by-protest.
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Macron the Autocrat
Today on TAP: Facing legislative defeat, France’s president raises the nation’s retirement age all by his lonesome.
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Who Knew? Revoking Long-Established Rights (This Time in France) Proves Unpopular
Today on TAP: Macron’s bid to raise retirement age yields huge backlash. Have our own Republicans even noticed?
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European Disunion
Fragmentation over energy and defense policy weakens the EU and fails to solve urgent problems.
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One More French Lesson—Le Drugstore
Today on TAP: In France, pharmacy chains are illegal. The result: local ownership, better service, and more price competition.