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Age-old problem: reforming France

Age-old problem: reforming France

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist


Age-old problem: reforming France

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Sep 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

President Emmanuel Macron embarks on a serious policy challenge today over pensions. Will his efforts at reform re-ignite the protests that have dogged his presidency? And, a look at the legacies of two opposing figures of environmentalism: David Koch, a billionaire industrialist who undermined the science of climate change, and Steve Sawyer, an activist who elevated Greenpeace to a formidable global movement. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Sep 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Get a daily burst of global illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents as they dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be.