France’s green wave still lacks anti-racism, anti-colonial progress

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France’s Green party claimed major victories across the country in recent municipal elections. The win came as a blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party, La République En Marche (LREM). Even though France is seeing a surge in environmentalist activism, anti-racism and anti-colonial movements should not be separate from the work, says Malcom Ferdinand, a researcher in Paris, who spoke with host Marco Werman on the work ahead.

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