France’s student protests are echoing 1968 — but the politics are very different
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A protester stand among smoke during a demonstration of high-school students in Paris on October 6, 2026, as part of a nationwide protest movement over learning conditions. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) The student demonstrations that have spread across France in recent weeks are not unprecedented. Indeed, commentators have been quick to point to comparisons with the events of May and June 1968, where, at their peak, more than 10 million students and workers…
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