The Yellow Vest Movement in France: Between “Ecological” Neoliberalism and “Apolitical” Movements

by CrimethInc The past weeks have seen a massive confrontational movement arise in France opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s “ecological” tax increase on gas. This movement combines many contradictory elements: horizontally organized direct action, a narrative of being “apolitical,” the participation of far-right organizers, and the genuine anger of […]