The Long History of This Moment in France

Mais oui, the garbage collectors of Paris are still on strike, part of massive demonstrations opposing French President Emmanuel Macron’s effort to raise the national retirement age. Mountains of trash — more than 9,500 tons as of March 23 — now tower over the city’s streets and boulevards. There is a history to this strike that stretches back far beyond the start of the current turmoil, and it carries the whiff of revolution.

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