Episode 7. Looking Back at the Gilets Jaunes - Yellow Vest Movement
The Yellow Vests exploded into the public consciousness back at the end of 2018, sparked by a supposed 'green' initiative taking the form of a fuel tax and increases in the prices of power and gas. The movement quickly grew into a class movement, demanding fair taxation of the wealthy, the end of establishment politics and the right for the lower classes to be heard in the national conversation that had been steadily forgetting about them over the course of the past 50 years.
In this episode, Coward, Rachael and Zeb examine Macron's policies, the unique ideological identities of the movement, and the Gilets Jaunes complicated and hostile relationship with the French media. Join us as we look back at the Yellow Vest movement and see how it began, what it turned into and what it looks like now.
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