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Jacqueline Reuss

grew up in the US, but has lived most of her life in France. A translator and author, her most recent projects include the first unabridged French translation of Emma Goldman’s autobiography, (2018) and, next year, of Alexander Berkman’s Prison Memoirs.

Yellow Vests in a New Social Landscape

Was the movement nothing but a new populist upsurge, an interclassist mix of small-time business owners, independent contractors, and workers? Was it some sort of rightwing or even far-right backlash? As the government flailed around trying to contain it and finally caved in on the fuel tax issue, I realized there was more to this movement than we’d first thought.

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The Brooklyn Rail

JUNE 2023

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