Widespread 'Block Everything' Protests Shake France
Originally Published 4 months ago — by New Statesman
The article discusses the recent protests in France, highlighting a shift in social and political dynamics from urban centers (metropolia) to peripheral regions (Périphéria), emphasizing that genuine, serious social movements now originate from the dispossessed working and middle classes outside major cities, reflecting a broader geopolitical and cultural shift towards reindustrialization and multipolar power.