Anger in the Streets and Hubert Robert’s Imagined Ruins

Grande Gallerie in Ruins by Robert

As French President Emmanuel Macron unwaveringly pushes forward his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French cities are erupting with increasingly violent protests. Yesterday, March 23, more than a million people took to the streets to reaffirm their opposition to the unpopular reform. Strikes are upending…

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