Commentaries And Analysis On The Unrest In Paris -- December 3, 2018

John Lichfield, The Guardian: Never before have I seen blind anger like this on the streets of Paris

The factors that gave rise to this weekend’s shockingly violent riots will not be easily addressed. A recurrence is likely.

France is a republic that was founded in popular violence. Politics runs to the street here more rapidly than in any other western democracy. I’ve lived in France for 22 years and have witnessed street protests by workers, farmers, wine producers, truck drivers, railway employees, university students, sixth-formers, teachers, youths in the multiracial suburbs, chefs, lawyers, doctors and police officers. Yes, even police officers.

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Commentaries And Analysis On the Unrest In Paris -- December 3, 2018

The Smashed Face of This Statue Symbolizes the Fury of the Paris Protests -- Suyin Haynes, Time
ANALYSIS: The savage violence in Paris was not a protest, it was an insurrection -- The Local
Emmanuel Macron faces the toughest test of his presidency -- The Economist
France's Macron learns the hard way: Green taxes carry political risks -- Bate Felix, Autoblog/Reuters
France’s Dangerous Yellow Vest Protesters -- Bloomberg
Riots, looting and violence: Here’s what’s happening in France and why it matters -- Holly Ellyatt, CNBC
Paris Is Burning as French Say, ‘Macron, Listen to Us!’ -- Christopher Dickey & Erin Zaleski, Daily Beast
‘Yellow Vests’ Riot in Paris, but Their Anger Is Rooted Deep in France -- The New York Times
The elusive face of the Paris rioters -- France 24
Why it's hard not to gloat at the travails of the strutting French president who called Brexiteers liars -- Dominic Lawson,. Daily Mail
Who are the gilets jaunes and what do they want? -- Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian
Warnings of latest crisis facing Macron were in plain sight -- Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian
Everything you need to know about 'Les Gilets Jaunes' and the protests in France -- Greg Howard, ABC News Online