Bitten by inflation, workers are demanding a greater share of the surging profits of energy giants. It’s the kind of unrest leaders fear as they struggle to keep a united front against Russia.
Tag: France
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With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris
As an energy crisis looms, nimble young activists are using superhero-like moves to switch off wasteful lights that stores leave on all night.
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How Catholics Became Prisoners of Vatican II
As the Second Vatican Council turns 60, it looks unsuccessful and irreversible.
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What Nobel Prize-Winner Annie Ernaux Understands About the Past
Ernaux’s work insists that nothing in life is simple. And it is from that complexity that her work — and, indeed, her very voice — emerges.
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Turtlenecks and Warmish Showers: France Seeks to Weather an Energy Crisis
The government unveiled its biggest energy conservation measures in decades, part of an effort in Europe to save power as Russia cuts gas supplies.