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The Yellow Vests Mass Movement in France
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- Jul 4, 2026
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- 1955
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Summary
This week on Economic Update, Professor delivers updates on the big union wins for 40,000 workers in the UC system, the ongoing strike of graduate student workers at Harvard, and basic statistics on the extent of hunger in US households (between 1 in 7 and 1 in 5 households). In the second half, Professor Wolff interviews Professor Ida Susser, author of the new book, “The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy: Taking to the Streets of Paris in the 21st Century.”