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
By Jacqueline ReussWas 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 wed first thought.
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