Jonah Birch

New York University / Jacobin

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Jonah Birch is a lecturer in sociology at New York University and a contributing editor at Jacobin, a socialist-focused magazine.

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After a campaign of creative name-calling, Emmanuel Macron was elected President of France yesterday with 65% of the vote to Marine Le Pen's 35%.

The candidate of 'savage globalism' beats the 'high priestess of fear'

After a campaign of creative name-calling, Emmanuel Macron was elected President of France yesterday with 65% of the vote to Marine Le Pen's 35%.

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