As the wildfires in south-west France and their dire consequences dominate headlines in the country, president Macron and his government have been highly present in the media over the past fortnight, communicating on the subject. But, writes Mediapart environment correspondent Jade Lindgaard in this op-ed article, the statements and declarations appear as if they are the product of an algorithm stuck on a monomaniacal programme of cracking down on arsonists, to the exclusion of a vision, or (…)

Face aux feux extrêmes qui dévorent le Sud-Ouest, le gouvernement communique beaucoup. Mais l'algorithme de ses discours est bloqué sur une programmation monomaniaque : le sécuritaire. Pas de vision, pas d'horizon d'action, et surtout, surtout… pas de climat. Dimanche 26 juillet, le premier ministre d'un pays ravagé par des incendies d'une magnitude catastrophique s'adresse aux médias : les dégâts économiques et émotionnels causés par les feux requièrent une réponse politique « à la (…)

India's “Cockroach” youth movement has now forced the resignation of the country's education minister. What began as a single-issue protest mobilization has broadened into one of the biggest challenges Narendra Modi has faced in power. The student protests in India trace their origins to a satirical social media page created in response to a disparaging remark from the chief justice of India, who likened youth activists to “cockroaches.” (Arun Sankar / AFP via Getty Images) The student (…)