Privatise the profits, socialise the darkness
Environment · Amara Sankoré
According to The Guardian, Lula's victory over Flávio Bolsonaro offers a how-to guide for social and ecological movements. Let's rejoice, but keep our eyes open.
World · Ilya Volkov
According to Courrier international, the American and Israeli press is floating a brief operation against Iran after the midterm elections. A rumour, not a decision, but the question of who profits is worth asking.
Culture & media · Antonia Greco
According to the Guardian, court documents show Meta employees seeking to get academics to disown the author of "The Anxious Generation".
Politics · Rosa Brandt
According to Libération, the intersyndicale is challenging in court the route the prefecture wants to impose on the "acte III" protest against the cost of living.
Society · Dolores Ibarra
According to franceinfo, the government is scrapping several renovation schemes funded by energy saving certificates, in favour of electrification.
Economy · Mara Kessler
According to Mediapart, the oil major's profits more than doubled in the third quarter, and the cap on pump prices costs it less than its refineries earn.
Politics · Rosa Brandt
The electoral committee has asked the Shin Bet to investigate an alleged Qatari funding of Arab parties; Netanyahu sees an election heist. Our reading: a manoeuvre to slam the door shut.
Environment · Amara Sankoré
Three big European oil companies report sharply higher earnings, which shareholders will share out. The cost of the climate, meanwhile, appears nowhere on the balance sheet.
World · Ilya Volkov
After the Russian strike on Dnipro's railway station, Kyiv is calling for "resolute action" from Washington and Brussels. The question is whose interests it would serve.
Culture & media · Antonia Greco
The Paris appeal court confirms that Meta must negotiate in good faith with publishers, but the real stake is who sets the value of news.
Society · Dolores Ibarra
According to franceinfo, residents whose homes burned down are still waiting for compensation or lasting rehousing. Who pays for the wait?
Economy · Mara Kessler
According to franceinfo, TotalEnergies' profits are soaring in 2026. The question is who pockets the crisis windfall, and who picks up the bill at the pump.
Society · Dolores Ibarra
According to Politico, as relayed by Reporterre, five schemes funded by the CEE, around 100 million euros in 2026, will not be renewed at the end of 2026.
Politics · Rosa Brandt
In a letter to prefects, the Interior Minister says he fears urban violence on 31 October. The protesters' demands, meanwhile, are absent from his warning.