politics Macron and Le Pen to face off in French presidential runoff vote, May 7 Xeni Jardin

politics Let them eat centrism: Macron picks another prime minister from his own camp Rob Beschizza

politics Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine, Macron absent Jason Weisberger

Mercy Buckets Socialists score shock win in French elections, with far right in third behind Macron's centrists Rob Beschizza

politics French president Macron calls election after far-right thrashes his party in EU vote Rob Beschizza

france France locks down New Caledonia after unrest—and bans Tik Tok there Rob Beschizza

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Macron's centrists lose control of French parliament Rob Beschizza

politics Piketty on the "Brahmin left" and the "merchant right" Cory Doctorow

eff The European Copyright Directive: What is it, and why has it drawn more controversy than any other Directive in EU history? Cory Doctorow

Copyfight The EU hired a company that had been lobbying for the Copyright Directive to make a (completely batshit) video to sell the Copyright Directive Cory Doctorow

Copyfight The Final Version of the EU's Copyright Directive Is the Worst One Yet Cory Doctorow

censorship That German-French Deal to "Rescue" the EU Copyright Directive? Everyone Hates It. EVERYONE. Cory Doctorow

Copyfight France and Germany just cut a deal to save the EU's #CopyrightDirective — and made it much, much worse (PLEASE SHARE THIS POST!) Cory Doctorow

Copyfight As Macron and Merkel meet to rescue the #CopyrightDirective, the world's libraries call for its rejection Cory Doctorow

ireland Anti-corruption yellow vest protesters in Dublin's streets, protesting the 2008 bailout, Catholic church scandals, spiraling housing costs and no legal weed Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Yellow Vests stand for and against many contradictory things, but are united in opposition to oligarchy Cory Doctorow

politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin

china Chinese spies attempted to compromise 4,000 French citizens on LinkedIn Séamus Bellamy

desperate measures Steve Bannon tries to sleaze his way into European far-right, they tell him to go home Mark Frauenfelder