Harrison Stetler

Independent journalist/teacher - @jacobin @thenation @mediapart @nytimes @nybooks @theTLS @guardian - hh.stetler at gmail

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Thrilled to see this in kiosks this morning, my piece for @nytimes on hard right media mogul Vincent Bolloré. Instead of a lone-wolf oligarch, Bolloré represents a broad ideological hardening at the top of French society. https://t.co/wvww6PvyLQ

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@LoperJune and I wrote about France’s historically hot summer and the politics of climate adaptation. For @thenation :

https://t.co/2tt2FXNyxU

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For @nybooks, I wrote about Vincent Bolloré's takeover of Hachette and the long battle for control of French publishing

[The New York Review of Books @nybooks]

Harrison Stetler (@harrstetler) on how a right-wing billionaire took over France’s biggest publishing group https://t.co/r4C6Qm79GH

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I wrote about Hachette, Vincent Bolloré, and the crisis in French publishing for @nybooks :

https://t.co/saqP7Jv2i2

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For @jacobin, I have a new report out on the US mining offensive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — and the new generation of mining companies looking to cash in.

https://t.co/uv7vPReBap

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This week France’s parliament will debate the controversial Yadan Law. In the name of fighting antisemitism, the bill seeks to criminalize speech said to call for the “destruction” of Israel or any state recognized by France.

My latest for @jacobin :

https://t.co/G81EX4qkMV

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@dlacroix5913 Bonjour, je suis un journaliste américain basé en France. Est-ce que vous pourriez m'ajouter ?

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For @jacobin, my latest on France's municipal elections and the Left's decent showing. Despite the divisions, the parties of the ex-New Popular Front are still putting up a fight. They'd be far stranger together:

https://t.co/Hpx5zIjk9F

[Commonweal Magazine @commonwealmag]

With U.S. and Israeli bombs dropping on Tehran, Europe is once again cowed into silence because of its addiction to American power.

@harrstetler: 'Vassalizing Europe'
https://t.co/K3RebtjyfG

[Laurent Mauduit @LaurentMauduit]

"How Marine Le Pen seduced Corporate France": merci à @harrstetler d'avoir fait cette recension de #Collaborations pour @jacobin

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I reviewed @LaurentMauduit's latest book "Collaborations," on the ongoing convergence between big business and the French far right. Now up at @jacobin :

https://t.co/VbabrdkkZr

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Since losing the summer 2024 snap elections, Emmanuel Macron is being forced to accept his first significant policy retreat--suspending his unpopular increase in the pension age.

My latest for @thenation:

https://t.co/8v70aFsZcs

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Demain, le parlement européen votera sur l'immunité parlementaire de @SalisIlaria, eurodéputée italienne poursuivie par Viktor Orbán. Pour @mediapart, je reviens sur cette affaire et la campagne plus large contre le mouvement "antifa" en 🇪🇺 et aux 🇺🇸.

https://t.co/x1Sk4rJFgZ

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French PM Sébastien Lecornu submitted his resignation this morning to Macron, less than a day after announcing a government that drew wide condemnation.

Is there a way out for Macron?

My latest for @jacobin :
https://t.co/0JX5IhXLjv

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France's new PM Sébastien Lecornu has closed the door on a rapprochement with the center left. My latest for @thenation on the political paralysis in France:

https://t.co/SXfVEAtowE

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Large union-led protests and strikes are expected tomorrow in France in rejection of Emmanuel Macron .

My latest for @thenation on the French crisis and the president's dwindling options:

https://t.co/UnyqRsL7ct

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For @nytimes, I wrote about the fight for a targeted tax on France's ultra-wealthy.

The collapse of the French government yesterday again exposes the Macronist bloc's untenuous red line against new taxation.

https://t.co/mod0sbZnEt

[Gabriel Zucman @gabriel_zucman]

C'est le New York Times qui le dit: débloquer le pays passe par l'impôt plancher sur les ultra-riches

Un texte a été adopté par l’Assemblée en février; il est plébiscité dans l’opinion

Le plus logique serait de partir de là, de l'améliorer et d'avancer

https://t.co/ygX48Fopnw

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@stefanodexterha Thank you!

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One big cause of France's entwined political/fiscal crises is Macron's refusal to retreat on his economic agenda, namely the handouts to corporations and the rich enacted since 2017. The country needs a targeted tax on wealth. My latest for @nytimes :

https://t.co/mod0sbZnEt

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I wrote about the latest political crisis in France for @thenation, as PM François Bayrou approaches an almost certainly fatal confidence vote called for September 8.

https://t.co/xWaLshOK67

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I wrote about @PorcherThomas's new book "Le Vacataire" (@EditionsStock) and the crisis of higher education in France. In this week's @TheTLS :

https://t.co/yW8wFhwlKe