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L’Étincelle Editorials

The following are translations of editorials from the workplace newsletters of the organization L’Étincelle (The Spark), a Trotskyist group in France.

L'Étincelle Editorials

Is Philippe Poutou’s Program Utopian?

April 3, 2017

That’s what they want to believe! Every time Philippe Poutou talks about his program, on …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Philippe Poutou: To Express the Needs and the Anger of the Working Class

March 20, 2017

Philippe Poutou is running for president. He is a worker at Ford Blanquefort, near Bordeaux, …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Elections – The Bourgeois Soap Opera

March 6, 2017

In the last few episodes of the Fillon saga, the conservative candidate acted as the …

L'Étincelle Editorials

A Mistake? No, It’s A System!

February 20, 2017

Thousands of demonstrators protested against police brutality in Paris last Saturday. They expressed their support …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Police Brutality and Gang Rape

February 13, 2017

Theo, 21, was raped during a police check in the Rose des Vents neighborhood of …

L'Étincelle Editorials

A Facelift and Here They Go Again

January 30, 2017

Valls had to swallow his pride after losing the socialist primary. After all the attacks …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Something new with the SP? Absolutely not!

January 23, 2017

Not many people made the effort to participate in the Socialist Party primary on Sunday. …

L'Étincelle Editorials

2017: The world according to Trump?

January 16, 2017

On January 20th, the racist and misogynist billionaire is sworn in as the head of …

L'Étincelle Editorials

May 2017 be a year full of victorious social fights

January 9, 2017

Happy new year: the world top five billionaires of the year earned €42 billion altogether. …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Aleppo, sacrificed on the altar of the powerful

December 19, 2016

In brutal cold and hunger, over 40,000 trapped civilians in East Aleppo were still waiting …

Environment

Pollution hell

December 12, 2016

Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and most major cities have experienced the largest pollution episode in over …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Electoral show and class struggle

December 1, 2016

Satisfactory! That is how Hollande dared qualify his presidency, before renouncing another bid, making way …

L'Étincelle Editorials

How to Avoid Being “Trumpled” and Deceived?

November 14, 2016

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election provoked emotion and concern among the people …

L'Étincelle Editorials

A big electoral show

November 7, 2016

At the time of this writing, the result of the American presidential election is still …

L'Étincelle Editorials

It is the capitalist jungle that should be broken up…

November 1, 2016

The government wanted to sell a beautiful story, that of a giant slum of 10,000 …

L'Étincelle Editorials

What are the police doing?

October 24, 2016

Dressed in black, with hoods or masks and some of them armed, the demonstrators marched …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Against the puppet show, let’s make our voices heard!

October 17, 2016

The debate between the seven candidates in the conservative primary has, unsurprisingly, shown that they …

L'Étincelle Editorials

To the Point of Nausea

October 10, 2016

France, Europe, “welcoming lands”? What a sinister joke! Hollande may cry over the fate of …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Solidarity with the refugees: Don’t let them divide us

October 3, 2016

While visiting Calais, Francois Hollande promised to break up the “jungle”, the camp where refugees …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Layoffs and job cuts at Alstom, SFR, HSBC, Philips…

September 30, 2016

Bosses are on the offensive The announcement on September 7 by Alstom management of the …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Primaries on the right and on the left: The masquerade of the demagogues

September 12, 2016

On the right and on the left, we are treated to a parade of candidates …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Stand with the Calais Migrants!

September 5, 2016

Last Friday, the interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, went to Calais to announce the coming dismantling …

L'Étincelle Editorials

The government increases in-flight hours in the service of the employers

August 15, 2016

There was no summer break for government’s attacks against workers. As if forcing through the …

L'Étincelle Editorials

To Be or Not to Be in the European Union: That is Not the Question

June 27, 2016

Brexit has prevailed with 51.9% of the votes in the referendum that took place on …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Hollande and Valls Want to Silence the Protests – They Won’t be Able to!

June 20, 2016

Unable to silence dissent against the Work law, Hollande and Valls threatened to ban demonstrations …

L'Étincelle Editorials

What Now? Don’t Give Up!

June 14, 2016

The massive success of the June 14 demonstrations is clear. The mobilization against the Work …

L'Étincelle Editorials

All Together, We Will Make Them Back Down!

June 6, 2016

Gattaz, Valls and Hollande have tried all kinds of disinformation: they said the strikers take …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Work Law, Competitiveness Agreements, Reorganizations: Reversing the Balance of Power Between Workers and Employers – Yes We Can!

May 30, 2016

Since last week, the mobilization against the Work law is not measured just in number …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Mobilization against the Labor law: A New Impulse

May 24, 2016

For two and a half months, anger has been expressed against this Work law that …

L'Étincelle Editorials

After the 49.3, the Future of the Work Law Still Depends On Us!

May 16, 2016

In the end, Manuel Valls drew the 49.3 to impose his made-for-the-bosses law. During a …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Valls Draws His 49-3…But We Have the Bigger Weapon

May 10, 2016

Having barely started, the debate on the Work law and its 5,000 amendments was stopped. …

L'Étincelle Editorials

To Repel the “Labor” Law…Act Now!

April 25, 2016

Last week, once again, Pierre Gattaz (the head of Medef, the bosses’ union) pretended to …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Night and Day: Workers, Standing!

April 18, 2016

Hollande’s appearance on TV last Thursday attracted fewer people than the crime series Falco… Anyway, …

L'Étincelle Editorials

EU – Turkey : The Deal of Shame

March 21, 2016

Following the agreement reached last Friday in Brussels with the Turkish government, most migrants landing …

L'Étincelle Editorials

March 9, March 17, March 24, March 31… Spring 2016, This is Just the Beginning!

March 21, 2016

The demonstration against the Work Act of March 17, called on by young people, was …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Spring is in the Air: This is Just a Start…

March 14, 2016

Between 224,000 and 500,000 protesters were in the streets across the country on March 9! …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Get Rid of the Labor Act!

March 7, 2016

Already more than one million people have signed the petition against the Work Act of …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Goodbye, Labour Act

February 29, 2016

It’s our job to make them stop their attacks on workers! The Work Act of …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Reform of the Labour Code: Pity the Bosses!

February 22, 2016

Poor bosses! Who could imagine their worries, their anxieties, their nightmares? Fortunately, Hollande is here, …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Shame on the Europe of the Barbed Wire! (part 2)

February 8, 2016

Five months ago, Europe was seized by a wave of emotion after discovering the photo …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Shame on the Europe of the Barbed Wire

February 1, 2016

Sweden and Finland are preparing to expel a large part of the migrants they hosted …

L'Étincelle Editorials

We Are All Goodyear Workers (part 2)

January 25, 2016

So Hollande went to India to act as a sales representative with 50 bosses around …

L'Étincelle Editorials

We Are All Goodyear Workers

January 18, 2016

Hollande announced a “state of economic and social emergency”. Consequences: on one side, 9 month …

L'Étincelle Editorials

2016: Back to the Future

January 4, 2016

Hollande gave his best wishes for the new year in a festive way, but he …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Electoral Circus and Social Front

December 7, 2015

Finishing first in six regions, the National Front (FN) comes out the winner of the …

L'Étincelle Editorials

No to Their Emergency State to Silence Anger

November 30, 2015

Everyone to their action stations, during the Cop 21: 150 heads of state, 40,000 people …

L'Étincelle Editorials

You Cannot Stay Quiet in a Barbarous World

November 23, 2015

The attacks on November 13 in Paris, sponsored by the Islamic State (IS), blindly killed …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Hollande: A Friend (of Finance) Who Wishes You Well…

October 26, 2015

Between them, “there is something strong”, there is “mutual trust”, a “special relationship”… During his …

L'Étincelle Editorials

We Are All Air France Employees!

October 19, 2015

Interviewed October 19th on RTL, François Hollande had to concede, about the early morning arrests …

L'Étincelle Editorials

Turkey: “Erdogan, Murderer”

October 12, 2015

Thousands of people expressed their anger, this Sunday, in major cities of Turkey, against the …

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Editorials

We Must Stand Up Against Their Blatant Attacks on our Lives

September 20, 2026

It couldn’t be any clearer that this is a society openly run in the interests …

Editorials

Their Democracy: Buy or Block Our Votes

September 13, 2026

In the first-ever Republican Midterm Convention on September 9 (which cost Dallas taxpayers nearly $2 …

Articles

September 11, 2001: When the Terror Inflicted Around the World Came Home

September 9, 2026

President George W. Bush in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center. …

Editorials

9/11: 25 Years of Terror Waged by the U.S. on the World

September 7, 2026

This week marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, which tragically killed many innocent civilians …

Editorials

Access to Food is a Basic Human Right!

August 31, 2026

For increasing numbers of people, every trip to the grocery store has become traumatic. Food …

Editorials

Their “Record Economy” is Working for the Billionaires, Not Us

August 24, 2026

Trump often likes to talk about how he is overseeing the greatest economy the U.S. …

Editorials

AI in the Capitalists’ Hands Threatens Us All

August 16, 2026

Thousands of people around the country, in small towns and cities alike, have packed town …

Editorials

Their System Pours More Gas on a World on Fire

August 9, 2026

Our world is burning, and those who rule this society are doing nothing but pouring …

Editorials

The Enormous Costs of the US War on Iran Continue to Grow

July 26, 2026

The U.S. claims their unjustified war of destruction on Iran is pausing in order to …

Editorials

ICE Out of Everywhere – Abolish ICE!

July 19, 2026

The recent murder of two men at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …

Editorials

We Can’t Accept Their System of War and Destruction

July 12, 2026

The U.S. military has reignited its totally unnecessary, brutal war on Iran. In just the …

Articles

Trump Moves to End South Africa HIV/AIDS Program

June 28, 2026

Trump is ending PEPFAR in South Africa, which will likely result in 500,000 AIDS-related deaths. …

Articles

Red Alert for Our Working and Living Conditions: It’s Time to Take Matters into Our Own Hands!

June 23, 2026

June 22, 2026 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. …

Articles

Pride: Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free

June 22, 2026

June is Pride Month, when the LGBTQ+ community celebrates its enduring resilience in the face …

Articles

France: 2027 Presidential Election: Selma Labib, a working-class and revolutionary candidate, supported by Gaël Quirante

June 21, 2026

The National Political Committee of the NPA-Revolutionaries, which met on June 6 and 7, decided …

Articles

The World Cup Reflects the Common Struggles of Workers Everywhere

June 14, 2026

The 2026 World Cup finally kicked off across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It is …

Articles

The World is Not Welcome in This World Cup

June 14, 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, an event that should unite the world, instead appears to be defined by exclusion. …

Articles

Bolivia: Paz Enacts State of Emergency and Intensifies Repression

June 13, 2026

In the face of any attempt to impose an authoritarian solution to the Bolivian crisis, …

Articles

Northern Ireland: Racist Protests and Riots Following a Stabbing

June 12, 2026

Published on June 11, 2026 by the New Anticapitalist Party—Revolutionaries in France (translated from the …

Articles

Paris Internationalist Meetings — On the Eve of Imminent Upheavals: Discussions on the Path Forward for Revolutionaries

June 12, 2026

Published on May 29, 2026 by the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from …

Articles

Protecting Children: This Is Not the Government’s Priority

June 11, 2026

June 8, 2026 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French …

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